Butchers Arms, Halifax Road, Staincliffe, Dewsbury, WF13 4AZ Data via plota.co.uk

2025/91959 Application undecided

Proposal

Alterations to former public house and flat to form 8 flats Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Jul 2025
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Validated
28 Jul 2025
Decision
Target date was 22 Sept 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 458.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Dewsbury built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 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 2

Last sold for £410,277 in September 2003. Detached house, freehold.

25 April 2025£100,000Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
24 September 2003£410,277

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

Building

Floor area366 m² (3,940 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 98)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Kirklees
Postcode
WF13 4AZ
Received
14 Jul 2025
Validated
28 Jul 2025
Ward
Batley West
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Sept 2025
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 458, past the statutory target. 58% of full applications in Kirklees are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 23 Oct 2026.

Day 458402 days past the 56-day target
12%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
800decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications 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.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

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.