9, Bow Street, Springwood, Huddersfield, HD1 4BJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of dwelling to House of Multiple Occupation and internal works Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 18 Sept 2026 · Last checked 19 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Kirklees District-Wide Planning Committee on 10 Sept 2026.
Refused
Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.
- Officers recommended approval because the proposal was acceptable with conditions, including limits on occupancy and security measures.
- The committee refused the application, citing safety and security concerns and the detrimental impact of the bedroom sizes on occupiers.
Source: Plota analysis of Kirklees's committee minutes of 10 Sept 2026.
Documents 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £220,000 in June 2017. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 176 days from validation, 113 days slower than Kirklees's median of 63 for changes of use. Refused, as 24% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Kirklees in the last twelve months, from validation. Kirklees decision record →
Historical activity at this location
4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Kirklees is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #251 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 62% 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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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