13, West Street, Savile Town, Dewsbury, WF12 9PT

2025/92436FullRefused

Refused on 30 October 2026

1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Erection of single storey rear and second floor extensions

Received: 1 September 2025
Council: Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Dewsbury South

ReceivedReceived1 Sep
ValidatedValidated29 Sep
Consult.Consultation14 Nov
TargetTarget Date24 Nov
DecidedDecided30 Oct

Decided in 396 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 13, West Street, Savile Town, Dewsbury, WF12 9PT. Kirklees has handled 10,679 applications of this type. This one was decided in 424 days, 53 weeks longer than Kirklees's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Dewsbury South. We hold 252 applications in total for the WF12 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

development are: The proposed second-floor extension, by reason of its height, scale, massing and design, would result in an unduly prominent and visually dominant addition that would fail to appear subordinate to the original dwelling. The development would materially alter the proportions and character of the host property and would introduce a form of development that is out of keeping with the established character and appearance of the surrounding street scene. As such, the proposal would cause unacceptable harm to the visual amenities of the area and would fail to respect and enhance the character of the townscape. The proposal is therefore contrary to Chapter 14 of the National Planning Policy Framework, Policies LP1, LP2 and LP24(a) of the Kirklees Local Plan, and Key Design Principles 1 and 2 and paragraphs 5.24 to 5.27 of the Council's adopted House Extensions & Alterations Supplementary Planning Document. Plans and specifications schedule:- Plan Type Reference Version Date Received Grouped Plans and Elevations Proposed - 01-Sept-2025 Grouped Plans and Elevations Existing and Proposed - 01-Sept-2025 Grouped Plans and Elevations Location and Site Plan - 01-Sept-2025 Flood Risk Assessment - - 01-Sept-2025 Climate Change Statement - - 01-Sept-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 preapplication advice service available, complied with the Kirklees Development Management Charter 2024 and otherwise actively engaged with the applicant in dealing with the application. No amendments have been requested by Officers as the proposed second floor extension was considered to be fundamentally unacceptable. Site Notice - Where the application has been publicised by notice(s) in the vicinity of the site. Please would you now remove the notice(s) and responsibly dispose of to avoid harm to the appearance of the local area.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: WF12 9PT
Application type: Full
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 29 September 2025
Consultation expiry: 14 November 2025
Consultation start: 29 September 2025
Consultation end: 14 November 2025
Target decision date: 24 November 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 2: Medium 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.

Source: Kirklees

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