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Ramsden Building, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH

2026/91994HeritageApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 11 September 2026

Council decision: CONSENT GRANTED

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

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for installation of additional handrail to feature staircase in main entrance (within a Conservation Area)

Received
16 July 2026
Ward
Newsome
  1. Received16 Jul
  2. Validated16 Jul
  3. Consult.4 Sep
  4. Target10 Sep
  5. Decided11 Sep

Decided in 57 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application at Ramsden Building, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH. Kirklees has handled 936 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. The site is in 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Newsome. We hold 1,842 applications in total for the HD1 postcode area.

95% of heritage 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
HD1 3DH
Application type
Heritage
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 July 2026
Consultation expiry
10 August 2026
Consultation start
20 July 2026
Consultation end
4 September 2026
Target decision date
10 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Northsprings, 36, Park Row, Leeds, LS1 5JL

Planning decision

Case officer
Amanda Chester
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
5

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.

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    20 Aug

    Listed Building Consent for revised fire escape arrangement (within a Conservation Area)

    ApprovedListed building consent2025/92341
  2. 2025
    23 Jan

    Removal of condition 4 (proposed mezzanine) on previous permission 2024/92705

    REMOVAL OR MODIFICATION OF CONDITION(S)Variation of conditions (s73)2025/90186
  3. 2025
    22 Jan

    Discharge of details reserved by condition 3 (WSI) on previous permission 2024/92705

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION(S) APPROVEDDischarge of conditions2025/90169
  4. 2024
    20 Sep

    Listed Building Consent for internal and external refurbishment to building including partial demolition

    ApprovedListed building consent2024/92705
  5. 2024
    8 Feb

    Discharge condition 3 (lantern) on previous permission 2023/91391

    DISCHARGE OF CONDITION(S) APPROVEDDischarge of conditions2024/90370
  6. 2023
    11 May

    Listed Building Consent for removal and reinstatement of Ramsden Building Pinnacle (within a Conservation…

    ApprovedListed building consent2023/91391

Source: Kirklees

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