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Swellands Reservoir Off Huddersfield Road Diggle

NP/K/0426/0408Full Planning Applications (Major Applications and 13 week deadlines)Awaiting decision
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Proposal

Works to discontinue Swellands Reservoir and restore natural habitats within the reservoir basin.

Submitted
20 April 2026
Decision due
20 July 2026
Council
Peak District
  1. Received20 Apr
  2. Validated20 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Jul
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a full planning application at SWELLANDS RESERVOIR OFF HUDDERSFIELD ROAD DIGGLE. Peak District has handled 1,581 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 20 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 484 applications in total for the OL3 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
OL3 5PZ
Application type
Full Planning Applications (Major Applications and 13 week deadlines)
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Kirklees

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Canal & River Trust
Agent address
Canal & River Trust National Waterways Museum South Pier Road Ellesmere Port CH65 4FW

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14859069

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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: Peak District

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