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Victoria Tower, Castle Hill, Lumb Lane, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD4 6TA

2024/93494FullAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

(amended plans) Erection of restaurant/café/bar, six guest rooms, exhibition/interpretation room, WCs, terrace, car parking and ancillary accommodation

Received
10 December 2024
Decision due
11 March 2025
Ward
Almondbury Ward
  1. Received10 Dec
  2. Validated10 Dec
  3. Consult.30 Jan
  4. Target11 Mar
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application at Victoria Tower, Castle Hill, Lumb Lane, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD4 6TA. Kirklees has handled 10,679 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 10 December 2024 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 92 applications across Almondbury Ward. We hold 1,698 applications in total for the HD4 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
HD4 6TA
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Large

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 December 2024
Consultation expiry
30 January 2026
Consultation start
20 January 2025
Consultation end
30 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
17, Kistvaen Gardens, Meltham, Holmfirth, HD9 5NQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Documents
207

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Listed building: Grade II: Castle Hill SideOn or next to this site
  • Green belt: Kirklees
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.

Source: Kirklees

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