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85, Combs Road, Thornhill, Dewsbury, WF12 0LD

2026/90735AmendmentRefused
Lawful development certificate

Refused on 1 June 2026

Council decision: CERT OF LAWFUL OPPS REFUSED1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed demolition of existing conservatory and porch and erection of two storey rear extension including garage conversion

Received
16 March 2026
Ward
Dewsbury South
  1. Received16 Mar
  2. Validated16 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target11 May
  5. Decided1 Jun

Decided in 77 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 85, Combs Road, Thornhill, Dewsbury, WF12 0LD. Kirklees has handled 1,184 applications of this type. This one was decided in 77 days, 3 weeks longer than Kirklees's typical decision time. 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.

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. The proposed two storey rear extension and garage conversion does not benefit from a general planning permission granted by virtue of Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) as the development would not comply with sub-paragraphs A.1(h), A.1 (i), A.1 (j) (i), (ii) & (iii) and A.1(ja) of the Order. Plans and specifications schedule:- Plan Type Reference Version Date Received Application form PP-14779363 16th March 2026 Existing floor plans 101 16th March 2026 Existing elevations 102 16th March 2026 Proposed floor plans 103 16th March 2026 Proposed elevations 104 16th March 2026 Existing block plan 105 16th March 2026 Proposed block plan 106 16th March 2026 Location plan 107 16th March 2026 Permitted Development 16th March 2026 Supporting Statement Development within a Coal Mining Area 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
WF12 0LD
Application type
Amendment
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 March 2026
Target decision date
11 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
10

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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