249 Wakefield Road Lightcliffe Brighouse Calderdale HD6 4DU Data via plota.co.uk

26/00001/HSE - Householder Refused

Proposal

Driveway with turning space & drop kerb Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
5 Jan 2026
Consultation
20 Feb 2026
Refused
27 May 2026
Appeal dismissed
27 May 2026

Refused on 27 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 23

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Bradford and South Pennines; Inside the Brighouse 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
Calderdale
Application type
Householder
Postcode
HD6 4DU
Received
5 Jan 2026
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Ward
Hipperholme And Lightcliffe
Parish
Not In A Parish
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Mar 2026
Decision
Appeal dismissed
Decision date
27 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 27 May 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case ↗
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How this decision compares

Decided in 142 days from validation, 86 days slower than Calderdale's median of 56 for extensions. Refused, as 17% of extensions here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
205decided 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-14597502
Neighbours
13 Jan 2026
Consultation
20 Feb 2026
Comments by
13 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Calderdale
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#240 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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