Land off, Blackmoorfoot Road and Felks Stile Road, Crosland Moor, Huddersfield, HD4 7AD

Application undecided 2026/91064
Council
Date received
16 Apr 2026
Date validated
16 Apr 2026
Postcode
HD4 7AD

Description

Discharge of details reserved by conditions 16 (external materials), 17 (RW materials), 19 (bike storage) on previous permission 2024/92235 for Reserved Matters application (inc consideration of appearance, scale, layout, access (inc pedestrian and cycle access into and within the site and vehicular access within the site)) and landscaping) for erection of 231 residential dwellings and associated works including landscaping and provision of open space, pursuant to [WESTERN PARCEL of] permission 2024/92614 for variation and removal of conditions 4 (access works), 8 (Blackmoorfoot Road improvements), 10 (junction details), 16 (retaining wall design), 17 (highway structure design), 18 (surface water drainage strategy), 37 (external lighting strategy), 39 (crime mitigation measures) on previous outline permission 2020/92546 (with details of points of access only) for development of up to 770 dwellings (Class C3), including up to 70 care apartments (Classes C2/C3) with doctors surgery of up to 350 sqm (Class D1); up to 500 sqm of Class A1/A2/A3/A4/A5/D1 floorspace (dual use), vehicular and pedestrian access points off Blackmoorfoot Road and Felks Stile Road and associated works

Kirklees
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#243 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Kirklees is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #243 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
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Kirklees decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #84 of 292
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #130 of 292
47%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #243 of 292
60%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #266 of 292
85%
Minor dwellings approved
228 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
39 decided (10+ homes)
85%
Change of use approved
55 decided
1,719
Total decisions
145 refused in 2025