1 West Laithe Church Lane Heptonstall Hebden Bridge Calderdale HX7 7LX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00371/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Reduction of footprint and replacement / repair of dilapidated steps to west elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Apr 2026
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Consultation
11 May 2026
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Approved
19 Jun 2026

Approved on 19 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: 1-11, West Laithe
List entry 1265716 · The pin is inside its outline · 47 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 45 Grade II)
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 the other 47 with distances
Historic England ↗
Heptonstall conservation area
Also Heptonstall. 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 32 m away: Old Church of St Thomas Becket, 210m north east of Daisy Field Farm
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve 241 m away: Colden Clough
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Bradford and South Pennines; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Heptonstall built-up area; National infrastructure project 1423 m away: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Tree preservation order 27 m away: St Thomas's Church (C of E) Old & New Grave Yard's, Town Gate/Back Lane, Heptonstall; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 5, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £350,000 in July 2026. Terraced house, freehold.

31 July 2026£350,000
29 October 2010£210,000
28 January 2005£190,000
16 March 2001£89,950

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area71 m² (764 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (64 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2025, 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
HX7 7LX
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Ward
Hebden Bridge And Todmorden East
Parish
Heptonstall Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant Listed Building Consent
Decision date
19 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Haigh Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 84% of extensions here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
293decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14791251
Planning Portal ref
PP-14791251
Neighbours
11 May 2026
Consultation
11 May 2026
Comments by
12 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
22 May 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Calderdale
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#240 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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

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 boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.