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Butchers Arms, 38, Town Gate, Hepworth, Holmfirth, HD9 1TE

2021/93551FullRefused

Refused on 3 October 2022

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use from residential to create additional dining space and kitchen store including alterations to first floor (Listed Building within a Conservation Area)

Received
8 September 2021
Ward
Holme Valley South
  1. Received8 Sep
  2. Validated17 Sep
  3. Consult.13 Nov
  4. Target12 Nov
  5. Decided3 Oct

Decided in 381 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Butchers Arms, 38, Town Gate, Hepworth, Holmfirth, HD9 1TE. Kirklees has handled 10,679 applications of this type. This one was decided in 390 days, 48 weeks longer than Kirklees's typical decision time. The site is in the Hepworth conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There have been 16 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 151 applications across Holme Valley South. We hold 4,652 applications in total for the HD9 postcode area.

91% of full applications at Kirklees 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
HD9 1TE
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 September 2021
Consultation expiry
13 November 2021
Consultation start
27 September 2021
Consultation end
13 November 2021
Target decision date
12 November 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent address
18, Leeds Road, Methley, Leeds, LS26 9EQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Hepworth
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2021
    8 Sep

    Change of use from residential to create additional dining space and kitchen store including alterations to…

    This applicationRefusedFull2021/93551
  2. 2021
    6 Sep

    Alterations to extraction system (Within a Conservation Area)

    RefusedFullFiled alongside2021/93509
  3. 2021
    6 Sep

    Listed Building Consent for alterations to extraction system (Within a Conservation Area)

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside2021/93510

Planning history at this site

14 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    23 Sep

    Change of use and alterations to convert first floor to ancillary residential accommodation and additional…

    CONDITIONAL FULL PERMISSIONFull2025/92671
  2. 2025
    23 Sep

    Listed Building Consent for change of use and alterations to convert first floor to ancillary residential…

    ApprovedListed building consent2025/92672
  3. 2023
    22 Aug

    Alterations to extraction system (Within a Conservation Area)

    CONDITIONAL FULL PERMISSIONFull2023/92519
  4. 2023
    22 Aug

    Listed Building Consent for alterations to extraction system (Within a Conservation Area)

    ApprovedListed building consent2023/92520
  5. 2021
    25 Jan

    Listed Building Consent for erection of single storey rear extension, exterior alterations and installation…

    ApprovedListed building consent2021/90262
  6. 2021
    25 Jan

    Erection of single storey rear extension, exterior alterations and installation of extract/input fans…

    RefusedFull2021/90261

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