adj, 39, Elm Court, Birkenshaw, BD11 2PF Data via plota.co.uk

2026/91981 Refused

Proposal

Outline application for residential development (one dwelling) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
15 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
10 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
5 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 5 Oct 2026 · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Public footpath about 18 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Green belt about 13 m away: South and West Yorkshire; Inside the Gomersal and Birkenshaw built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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.

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Important details

Council
Kirklees
Postcode
BD11 2PF
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Birstall and Birkenshaw Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision
REFUSED
Decision date
5 Oct 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 14 days faster than Kirklees's median of 70 for new homes. Refused, as 15% of new homes here are.

36%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
126decided in the last year

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Kirklees in the last twelve months, from validation. Kirklees decision record →

Kirklees
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#249 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Kirklees decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #86 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #131 of 296
46%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #251 of 296
62%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #274 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
248 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
41 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
71 decided
1,779
Total decisions
151 refused in the year to March 2026