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21A, Town Gate, Highburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0QP

2026/92281Approved

Approved on 12 October 2026

Council decision: CONDITIONAL FULL PERMISSION

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

Proposal

Erection of single storey rear extension and associated alterations (within a Conservation Area)

Received
14 August 2026
Ward
Kirkburton Ward
  1. Received14 Aug
  2. Validated14 Aug
  3. Consult.9 Oct
  4. Target9 Oct
  5. Decided12 Oct

Decided in 59 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a single storey rear extension at 21A, Town Gate, Highburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0QP. Kirklees has handled 20,471 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than Kirklees's typical decision time. The site is in the Highburton conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 173 applications across Kirkburton Ward. We hold 4,270 applications in total for the HD8 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
HD8 0QP

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 August 2026
Consultation end
9 October 2026
Target decision date
9 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Architect profile
PAUL MATTHEWS ARCHITECTURAL LTD
Agent address
Malkin Farm, Brow Lane, Holmfirth, HD9 2RJ

Planning decision

Case officer
Ellen Gilbert

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Highburton
  • 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, 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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