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Piazza Centre, Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield, HD1 2RS

2025/90313ConditionsPending Decision
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Discharge of details pursuant to Phase 1 reserved by conditions 29 (external lighting/cctv) and 32 (external materials) of previous permission 2022/93248 for demolition of existing Piazza shopping centre; part removal of Queensgate Market; demolition/retention of service tunnels; redevelopment of the site to form new public realm space (including public park and gardens, play areas, public square/outdoor event space); refurbishment and change of use of existing Queensgate Market Hall into food hall (Use Class E (b) sale of food and drink for consumption, mostly, on the premises); refurbishment and extension of existing library and art gallery building to form museum (Use Class F.1); change of use of part existing market hall building and extension to form public library (Use Class F.1); erection of indoor event venue incorporating multi-storey car park below (Sui-Generis); erection of public gallery building (Class F.1); associated infrastructure on land and buildings at Queensgate Market, Huddersfield Library and Art Gallery, and Piazza (and The Shambles) Shopping Centre (part Listed Building/part within a Conservation Area).

Received
5 February 2025
Decided
3 July 2025 · DISCHARGE OF CONDITION(S) APPROVED
Ward
Newsome
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received5 Feb
  2. Validated6 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target3 Apr
  5. Decided3 Jul

Decided in 147 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Kirklees93% of conditions applications approved

This is an application to discharge conditions at Piazza Centre, Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield, HD1 2RS. Kirklees has handled 1,877 applications of this type and approves 93% of them, typically deciding them in 70 days. This one was decided in 148 days, 11 weeks longer than Kirklees's median. The site is in 16 listed buildings nearby. There have been 14 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 130 applications across Newsome. We hold 1,828 applications in total for the HD1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
2025/90313
Address
Piazza Centre, Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield, HD1 2RS
Postcode
HD1 2RS
Local Authority
Kirklees
Application Type
Conditions
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Conditions
Ward
Newsome

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Pavilion Court, Green Lane, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 2AF

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
5 February 2025
Target Decision Date
3 April 2025
Date Decided
3 July 2025
Date Validated
6 February 2025
Date Submitted
5 February 2025

Planning Decision

Decision
DISCHARGE OF CONDITION(S) APPROVED
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
72
Coordinates
53.644474, -1.780643
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Kirklees

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    5 Feb

    Discharge of details pursuant to Phase 1 reserved by conditions 29 (external lighting/cctv) and 32 (external…

    This applicationDISCHARGE OF CONDITION(S) APPROVEDDischarge of conditions2025/90313
  2. 2025
    30 Jan

    Discharge of details pursuant to phase 1 reserved by conditions 16 (ecological design strategy) and 18…

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Planning history at this site

13 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    30 Sep

    Discharge of details reserved by condition 11 (demolition strategy) on previous permission 2022/93248

    Discharge of conditions2026/92759
  2. 2026
    17 Sep

    Discharge of details reserved by Condition 8. (verification report) of permission 2024/92472

    Discharge of conditions2026/92618
  3. 2026
    26 Mar

    Listed Building Consent for alterations (including demolition) to the existing library and gallery building…

    Listed building consent2026/90847
  4. 2026
    26 Mar

    Variation of condition 2. (plans and specifications) on previous permission no.2024/90257

    Variation of conditions (s73)2026/90865
  5. 2026
    20 Mar

    Discharge of details reserved by conditions 19 (travel plan), 20 (strategic service management plan) on…

    Discharge of conditions2026/90794
  6. 2026
    6 Mar

    Discharge of details reserved by condition 11 (demolition strategy) on previous permission 2024/92472

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2026/90648

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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)

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