Former Birkdale High School, Wheelwright Drive, Dewsbury, WF13 4JB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior notification for demolition of former school buildings Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 25 Nov 2026 and 10 Dec 2026, from Kirklees's recent demolitions.
Documents 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 3
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.
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 28 of the 56-day target. Kirklees usually decides demolitions by day 60.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Kirklees in the last twelve months, from validation. Kirklees decision record →
Historical activity at this location
11 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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Former Birkdale High School, Wheelwright Drive, Dewsbury, WF13 4JB
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