Kirklees planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Kirklees Metropolitan Council, updated daily. Kirklees Metropolitan Council received 828 planning applications in the last 90 days, 13 of them major schemes.
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Recent applications in Kirklees
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Southgate/Leeds Road, Huddersfield, HD1 1TW
Health and research campus with multi-storey car park, Huddersfield, reserved matters. Education, medical, office, research and retail floorspace alongside a multi-storey car park, following outline permission. Structural steel, cladding, glazing and M&E packages will open for contractors, with…
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Palace Studios, 30, Kirkgate, Huddersfield, HD1 1QL
Ground-floor hotel change of use in a Huddersfield student block. Converts ground-floor student accommodation to a C1 hotel, at full application stage. Hotel fit-out, bathroom and room partitioning, and M&E upgrades are the packages for interior specialists and fit-out contractors.
Fit-outM&EJoinery
land adj, 1, Heaton Park Villa, Gledholt, Huddersfield, HD1 4HJ
Single detached dwelling and private access road, Gledholt, Huddersfield. A new house on a vacant plot beside an existing villa, at full application stage. Groundworks, drainage, brickwork and roofing lead, with the new access road offering surfacing work for local contractors.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
12, Orchard Terrace, Primrose Hill, Huddersfield, HD4 6DB
8-bed HMO conversion with rear extension and dormers, Huddersfield. Two-storey rear extension and front and rear dormers enlarge an existing house in multiple occupation to eight bedrooms, at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and joinery for the extension, plus fire compartmentation and…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
291a, Wakefield Road, Moldgreen, Huddersfield, HD5 8AG
Three-flat conversion with loft dormer, Huddersfield, full application. Subdivides an upper-floor dwelling and loft into three flats, adding a rear dormer, single-storey extension and separate entrances. Fit-out, M&E and kitchen-bathroom packages for three units, plus dormer roofing and rooflights…
Fit-outM&ERoofing
10, Mill Street, Crosland Moor, Huddersfield, HD4 5AT
Two-flat new-build scheme, Huddersfield, at full application stage. Erects a two-storey building containing two flats on a Crosland Moor street plot. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and first-fix M&E packages are the open scopes for local subcontractors.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Greenfield Lodge, Saddleworth Road, Barkisland, HX4 0DZ
Overhead line conductor replacement, Barkisland, Kirklees. Swaps open wire conductors for aerial bunched cable on existing lines near Greenfield Lodge. Line stringing, pole fittings and overhead distribution electrical contractors are the relevant packages.
M&E
970, Huddersfield Road, Mirfield, WF14 9HS
Dwelling-to-dental-surgery change of use, Mirfield, full application stage. Converts a Mirfield house into a dental surgery under Class E(e), at full application stage. Surgery plumbing, compressed-air and extraction services, and clinical fit-out joinery suit specialist M&E and fit-out…
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Woodley, 10, Busker Lane, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, HD8 9EP
Pool annex conversion to a dwelling, Skelmanthorpe, Kirklees. Converts a single-storey swimming pool annex at Busker Lane into one self-contained home at full application stage. Pool drainage removal, M&E rewiring and plumbing, insulation and fit-out packages suit local specialist subcontractors.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
57, The Knowl, Mirfield, WF14 9RW
Launderette-to-wine-bar change of use, Mirfield, full application. Converts a Mirfield launderette into a wine bar and wine retailer under Class E(b), with alterations, at full application stage. Bar counter fit-out, joinery and services for a ground-floor drinks unit suit local shopfitters and…
Fit-outJoineryM&E
Long Lane, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, WF12 8LL
Overhead line replacement and undergrounding, Dewsbury, three poles renewed. Recovers three conductor spans and replaces three timber poles with stay wires, enabling a new underground connection at full application stage. Pole foundations and overhead electrical linework suit groundworks and…
GroundworksM&E
18, Paris Road, Scholes, Holmfirth, HD9 1UA
Takeaway-to-salon change of use with first-floor flat, Holmfirth, full stage. Ground-floor takeaway becomes a hair salon and first-floor storage becomes one residential flat in Scholes. Fit-out, drainage for salon basins and joinery for the new flat are the packages local trades can pitch for.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
adj, Magdale Fields, Honley, Holmfirth, HD9 6LZ
Timber footbridge over Magbrook, Honley, within a conservation area. Installs a 1.2m by 6m wooden pedestrian bridge across the stream at full application stage. Abutment groundworks, timber supply and bank-side masonry making good are the packages open to local contractors.
GroundworksJoineryHard landscaping
land at, Attorney Court, Holmfirth, HD9 1EZ
Overhead line conductor replacement, Holmfirth, Kirklees. Replaces open wire conductors with aerial bunched cable on the Attorney Court overhead route, Holmfirth, under a consent application. Linesmen, pole and crossarm contractors, and cable suppliers serve this network-operator work.
M&E
30, Station Road, Honley, Holmfirth, HD9 6LL
Single-storey rear extension replacing a conservatory, Honley, Kirklees. Demolishes the existing conservatory and builds a larger single-storey rear extension at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and glazing packages are open, with steel over the new opening.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Planning appeals in Kirklees Metropolitan Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Kirklees Metropolitan Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Kirklees Metropolitan Council, raw rate
22.1%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
28.7%
national rates applied to this caseload
6.6 percentage points below expected. Kirklees Metropolitan Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
1,014 appeals counted, 946 judged either way (209 allowed, 737 dismissed), 68 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 25.3% | 28.8% | 421 | 415 | 105 |
| Householder (HAS) | 22.4% | 35.6% | 295 | 290 | 65 |
| Enforcement Notice | 10.8% | 13.5% | 145 | 130 | 14 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 15.4% | 20.6% | 42 | 39 | 6 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 26.1% | 33.3% | 23 | 23 | 6 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 31.8% | 36.9% | 22 | 22 | 7 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 14.3% | 25% | 17 | 14 | 2 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | 0% | 8.1% | 6 | 6 | 0 |
9 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14D | None judged | Not published | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Common Land | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Modifications | Too few judged | 100% | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts) | Too few judged | 27.6% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Kirklees Metropolitan Council
Kirklees Metropolitan Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Kirklees Metropolitan Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent80 homes
- Affordable rent46 homes
- Shared ownership7 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Kirklees Metropolitan Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- other94% (18 decided)
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