Ground Floor, 2, Abb Street, Marsh, Huddersfield, HD1 4PA Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Erection of detached garden room to provide wellness centre, comprising sports massage treatment rooms and wellness facilities, together with associated external works and use of building for commercial wellness and sports massage purposes Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
16 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Oct 2026 and 2 Nov 2026, from Kirklees's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 2

Grade II listed: 66 and 68, Westbourne Road
List entry 1224848 · 24 m from the pin
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
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 4PA
Received
16 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Greenhead
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Kirklees usually decides changes of use by day 60.

Day 1842 days to the predicted decision (day 60)
44%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
35decided 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:
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