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34, Thorncliffe Estate, Staincliffe, Batley, WF17 7BG

2025/92435FullRefused

Refused on 29 October 2025

1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Erection of detached garage

Received
1 September 2025
Ward
Batley West
  1. Received1 Sep
  2. Validated3 Sep
  3. Consult.20 Oct
  4. Target29 Oct
  5. Decided29 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at 34, Thorncliffe Estate, Staincliffe, Batley, WF17 7BG. Kirklees has handled 10,679 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Batley West. We hold 1,583 applications in total for the WF17 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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Why it was refused

  1. The detached outbuilding, by virtue of scale, massing, and location on a prominent corner, would not appear subservient to the host and be an obtrusive and incongruous addition within the street scene to the detriment of visual amenity and character of the area, failing to comply with Policy LP24 of the Kirklees Local Plan, KDP1 & KDP2 of the House Extensions & Alterations SPD and Chapter 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework. Plans and specifications schedule: - Plan Type Reference Web ID Date Received Location plan - 1104627 03/09/2025 Existing & proposed plans - 1104628 03/09/2025 Climate change statement - 1106801 03/09/2025 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 Planning Authority have, where possible, made a pre-application advice service available, complied with the Kirklees Development Management Charter 2024 and otherwise actively engaged with the applicant in dealing with the application. The scale of the outbuilding causes significant concerns. Although this proposal is a little smaller than the previously refused scheme, it is still too large for the site. Amended plans have not been sought. Development within a Coal Mining Area DEVELOPMENT LOW RISK AREA - STANDING ADVICE The proposed development lies within a coal mining area which may contain unrecorded coal mining related hazards. If any coal mining feature is encountered during development, this should be reported immediately to the Mining Remediation Authority on 0345 762 6846 or if a hazard is encountered on site call the emergency line 0800 288 4242.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WF17 7BG
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 September 2025
Consultation expiry
20 October 2025
Consultation start
10 September 2025
Consultation end
20 October 2025
Target decision date
29 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
302, New Road, Staincross, Barnsley, S75 6GP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
6

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.

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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