former Kirklees College, New North Road, Huddersfield, HD1 5NN
Proposal
Hybrid Planning Application for mixed use development - retail/office and 229 residential units (Use Classes C3/ E(a) /B1a). Full Planning permission for the partial demolition of the former Kirklees College, erection of a food retail store and alterations in connection with conversion of grade ii* listed building to offices/apartments and creation of vehicular access from Portland Street, New North Road and Trinity Street. Outline application for erection of (two) buildings (residential apartments - C3 Use ) (Listed Building within a Conservation Area)
- Received
- 13 August 2018
- Decided
- 3 August 2022 · SECTION 106 FULL PERMISSION
- Ward
- Newsome
- ReceivedReceived13 Aug
- ValidatedValidated15 Aug
- Consult.Consultation4 Sep
- TargetTarget Date14 Nov
- DecidedDecided3 Aug
Decided in 1449 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for demolition at former Kirklees College, New North Road, Huddersfield, HD1 5NN. Kirklees has handled 10,675 applications of this type and approves 88% of them, typically deciding them in 66 days. It was submitted on 13 August 2018 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Greenhead Park conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 128 applications across Newsome. We hold 1,834 applications in total for the HD1 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Greenhead Park
- Brownfield land register: Land north of Trinity Street, HuddersfieldRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (19)
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