Land off Cowrakes Road, Lindley, Huddersfield, HD3 3SS

2025/90577ConditionsRefused

Discharge / amendments

Refused on 8 August 2025

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

Proposal

Variation conditions 4, 5 and 7 (landscaping) on previous permission 2013/90204 for erection of 42 dwellings, formation associated site access, and drainage and landscaping works

Received: 28 February 2025
Council: Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Lindley

ReceivedReceived28 Feb
ValidatedValidated28 Feb
Consult.Consultation17 Apr
TargetTarget Date30 May
DecidedDecided8 Aug

Decided in 161 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Land off Cowrakes Road, Lindley, Huddersfield, HD3 3SS. Kirklees has handled 1,877 applications of this type. This one was decided in 161 days, 15 weeks longer than Kirklees's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 88 applications across Lindley. We hold 898 applications in total for the HD3 postcode area.

93% of conditions 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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Why it was refused

The deletion of the previously-approved pedestrian connection would result in the development and the surrounding neighbourhood being insufficiently permeable, walkable and connected, and active travel and the use of sustainable modes of transport would not be sufficiently enabled or encouraged, contrary to Policy LP24dii of the Local Plan and chapters 8 and 9 of the National Planning Policy Framework. Plans and specifications schedule: Plan/document Reference Version Date received type Location Plan - - 04/03/2025 Landscape details R/1474/1 A 04/03/2025 as approved Proposed R/1474/1 B 04/03/2025 landscape details Submission cover letter dated - - 04/03/2025 28.01.2025 Applicant supporting letter - - 16/06/2025 Pursuant to article 35 (2) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2015 and guidance in the National Planning Policy Framework, the Local Authority have, where possible, made a pre-application advice service available, complied with the Kirklees Development Management Charter 2015 and otherwise actively engaged with the applicant in dealing with the application. The Local Planning Authority requested further information to be submitted as to the reason for the removal of the indicative footpath. This further information, along with additional review of the planning and enforcement history, address initial concerns raised. However, due to the level of public objection, in accordance with the council’s delegation agreement, the application was determined by the Strategic Planning Committee held 31/07/2025. Committee members considered the proposal and officers recommendation, however resolved to refusal the proposal in accordance with the above given reason for refusal. Where the application has been publicised by notice(s) in the vicinity of the site. It is respectfully requested that the notice(s) now be removed and responsibly disposed of to avoid harm to the appearance of the area

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: HD3 3SS
Application type: Conditions
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 42

Planning application dates

Date validated: 28 February 2025
Consultation expiry: 17 April 2025
Consultation start: 11 March 2025
Consultation end: 17 April 2025
Target decision date: 30 May 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Additional information

Documents: 59

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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© 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.

Source: Kirklees

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