3 Back West Street Sowerby Bridge Calderdale HX6 3BX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00668/FUL - Full Application Approved
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from empty shop (Class E) to flat (Class C) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jul 2026
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Validated
10 Aug 2026
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Consultation
17 Aug 2026
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Approved
6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 13

Statements & assessments 6

PDF SPECIES ENHANCEMENT STATEMENT Supporting Information · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT Supporting Information · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF BAT ASSESSMENT FORM Supporting Information · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF CLIMATE CHANGE STATEMENT Other · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD MAP PLANNING Supporting Information · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT Supporting Information · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF PROPOSED PLANS Drawing · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF (SUPERSEEDED) PROPOSED PLANS Drawing · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE Consultee Comment · 23 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE Consultee Comment · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE Consultee Comment · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF DESIGN & ACCESS Supporting Information · 27 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Sowerby Bridge conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Stirk Bridge, Grade II, 60 m away · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 4 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Bradford and South Pennines; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Sowerby Bridge built-up area; National infrastructure project 998 m away: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Air quality management area 74 m away: Calderdale AQMA No.2.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area191 m² (2,056 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (76 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsGranite or whinstone, with internal insulation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Calderdale
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
HX6 3BX
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Sowerby Bridge
Parish
Not In A Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
JASON B WADE LTD

How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 85% of changes of use here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
59decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Calderdale in the last twelve months, from validation. Calderdale decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

25 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15100450
Planning Portal ref
PP-15100450
Neighbours
17 Aug 2026
Consultation
17 Aug 2026
Comments by
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2023 Refused
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2020 Approved
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Calderdale
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#240 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Calderdale ranks #193 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Calderdale decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #192 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #229 of 296
58%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #193 of 296
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #223 of 296
73%
Minor dwellings approved
103 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
61 decided
856
Total decisions
121 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.