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485, Bradford Road, Batley, WF17 8LB

2025/92786FullRefused

Refused on 15 May 2026

2 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Change of use of yard to car wash and erection of associated buildings

Received
6 October 2025
Ward
Batley West
  1. Received6 Oct
  2. Validated30 Jan
  3. Consult.23 Feb
  4. Target27 Mar
  5. Decided15 May

Decided in 105 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 485, Bradford Road, Batley, WF17 8LB. Kirklees has handled 10,679 applications of this type. This one was decided in 221 days, 24 weeks longer than Kirklees's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications 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. By virtue of insufficient information provided, the application has failed to demonstrate that appropriate foul and surface water drainage arrangements can be provided or that the development would be safe from flooding for its lifetime without increasing flood risk elsewhere. The development therefore fails to accord with Policies LP27 and LP28 of the Kirklees Local Plan, Chapter 14 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. The proposed development fails to adequately address climate change mitigation and adaptation measures, particularly in the context of its location within Flood Zones 2 and 3. Insufficient information has been provided regarding surface water management, pollution control, and opportunities for water reuse, and therefore the Local Planning Authority is unable to confirm that the development would be resilient to the impacts of climate change or contribute positively towards the Council’s adopted net zero carbon objectives. As such, the proposal is considered to conflict with the Council’s climate change ambitions and fails to accord with Policy LP51 of the Kirklees Local Plan and Chapter 14 of the National Planning Policy Framework. Plans and specifications schedule: - Plan Type Reference Version Date Received Location Plan 24/02/2026 Proposed Site Plan D02 a 24/02/2026 Proposed Elevations and Floor Plans D03 a 24/02/2026 Silt Tank Details - 24/02/2026 Flood Risk Assessment - 24/02/2026 Climate Change Statement - 24/02/2026 Design and Access Statement - 24/02/2026 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 2024 and otherwise actively engaged with the applicant in dealing with the application. Officers requested confirmation that the details requested by The Environment Agency were provided and an extension of time to assess the requested information. As neither were forthcoming, the application was progressed in order to reach a timeous conclusion. 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 8LB
Application type
Full
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 January 2026
Consultation expiry
23 February 2026
Consultation start
2 February 2026
Consultation end
23 February 2026
Target decision date
27 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Suite 24, Batley Business Park, Technology Drive, Batley, WF17 6ER

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
8

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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