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4, Calder Road, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, WF13 3JS

2025/92992AmendmentRefused
Lawful development certificate

Refused on 22 May 2026

Council decision: CERT OF LAWFUL USE REFUSED1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of premises for mixed use with Class E(a) shop front area and Class C3 (residential) accommodation to the rear and upper floors

Received
27 October 2025
Ward
Dewsbury West
  1. Received27 Oct
  2. Validated29 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target24 Dec
  5. Decided22 May

Decided in 205 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 4, Calder Road, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, WF13 3JS. Kirklees has handled 1,184 applications of this type. This one was decided in 207 days, 22 weeks longer than Kirklees's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Dewsbury West. We hold 176 applications in total for the WF13 postcode area.

80% of amendment 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. On the balance of probability, it is considered that the applicant has not provided sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the existing use of the building is a mixed-use building under Class E(a) and C3 of the Use Classes Order 1987 (as amended). Plan Type Reference Version Date Received Application form PP-14437012 5th November 2025 Location plan 14437012v1 5th November 2025 Existing floor plans 5th November 2025 Planning Statement 5th November 2025 Appendix H Screenshots 5th November 2025 Appendix E Screenshots 5th November 2025 Executor consent email 5th November 2025 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
WF13 3JS
Application type
Amendment
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 October 2025
Target decision date
24 December 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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

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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.

© 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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