Calderdale Royal Hospital Dryclough Lane Halifax HX3 0PW

25/00595/FULFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 17 September 2025

Council decision: PermitDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Demolition of Block Q (Demolition in a Conservation Area)

Received: 28 May 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 4
Council: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Skircoat

ReceivedReceived28 May
ValidatedValidated23 Jul
Consult.Consultation19 Aug
TargetTarget Date17 Sep
DecidedDecided17 Sep

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Calderdale Royal Hospital Dryclough Lane Halifax HX3 0PW. Calderdale has handled 1,508 applications of this type. This one was decided in 112 days, 8 weeks longer than Calderdale's typical decision time. The site is in the Billesdon conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There have been 16 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across Skircoat. We hold 1,586 applications in total for the HX3 postcode area.

81% of full applications at Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: HX3 0PW
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Not In A Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 July 2025
Consultation expiry: 28 August 2025
Consultation start: 29 July 2025
Consultation end: 19 August 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 29 July 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 19 August 2025
Last date for comments: 28 August 2025
Target decision date: 17 September 2025
Permission expires: 17 September 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 4 Lewisham Road Slaithwaite Huddersfield HD7 5AL

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 7 August 2025
Advertisement expiry: 28 August 2025
Site notice start: 30 July 2025
Site notice end: 28 August 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14054537
Documents: 16
Constraints: 9

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Skircoat Green
Tree Preservation Order: Ref 96/00947/CPart of the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Source: Calderdale

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