Unit 26, Perseverance Mills, Lockwood, Huddersfield, HD4 6BW Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use from Class B8 (storage/distribution) to Class E(d) (indoor sport, recreation or fitness) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
11 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 24 Nov 2026 and 7 Dec 2026, from Kirklees's recent changes of use.

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 ↗
Also on the record
Public footpath about 30 m away; Radon affected area, class 4; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Coalfield, development low risk area; Flood defence about 25 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground); Inside the Huddersfield built-up area; Priority habitat about 30 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Not green belt · 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
HD4 6BW
Received
11 Sept 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Ward
Netherton and Newsome Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Kirklees usually decides changes of use by day 64.

Day 1153 days to the predicted decision (day 64)
39%decided within 8 weeks
77%approved
101decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use 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:
Change of use

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