291, Wakefield Road, Lepton, Huddersfield, HD8 0EL
Approved on 15 January 2026
Council decision: CONDITIONAL FULL PERMISSION
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Proposal
Change of use of part of mixed-use site from residential flat (C3) to office (E(g)(i)
- Received
- 21 November 2025
- Ward
- Almondbury Ward
- ReceivedReceived21 Nov
- ValidatedValidated21 Nov
- Consult.Consultation4 Jan
- TargetTarget Date16 Jan
- DecidedDecided15 Jan
Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 291, Wakefield Road, Lepton, Huddersfield, HD8 0EL. Kirklees has handled 10,679 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 92 applications across Almondbury Ward. We hold 4,270 applications in total for the HD8 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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Application details
- Postcode
- HD8 0EL
- Application type
- Full
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 4 January 2026
- Consultation start
- 25 November 2025
- Consultation end
- 4 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 16 January 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Malkin Farm, Brow Lane, Holmfirth, HD9 2RJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 11
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: Kirklees
- 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 (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Kirklees
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