Salamander Fabrications, Commercial Mills, Canal Side, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5HB Data via plota.co.uk

2026/91443 Approved

Proposal

Erection of extension and alterations including associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 May 2026
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Validated
1 Jun 2026
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Approved
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 2; Conservation area about 58 m away: Slaithwaite; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Linthwaite and Slaithwaite built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £650,000 in November 2017. Other property, freehold.

29 November 2017£650,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Council
Kirklees
Postcode
HD7 5HB
Received
28 May 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Ward
Colne Valley
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Jul 2026
Decision
CONDITIONAL FULL PERMISSION
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 78 days from validation, 22 days slower than Kirklees's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 88% of extensions here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
724decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions 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

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 owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.