Gt Taxis, 21, Lord Street, Huddersfield, HD1 1QA Data via plota.co.uk

2026/91747 Application undecided

Proposal

Listed Building Consent for removal of wall between two vacant ground floor units (10 St Peters Street and 21 Lord Street) to form one retail unit with change of use to Class E (within a Conservation Area) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 15 Sept 2026; it is now day 69.

Site constraints 4

Huddersfield Town Centre conservation area
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 ↗
Heritage at risk: Huddersfield, Huddersfield
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Air quality management area: Kirklees AQMA 9
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Huddersfield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Kirklees
Postcode
HD1 1QA
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Dalton Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 69, past the statutory target. 89% of listed building works in Kirklees are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 7 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 13 Sept 2026.

Day 6913 days past the 56-day target
46%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
37decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works 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