Edith Key and Barara Hepworth sites, University Of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH Data via plota.co.uk

2026/92473 Application undecided

Proposal

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Application progress

Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 31 Oct 2026, from recent signs and adverts across the UK.

Site constraints 2

Air quality management area: Kirklees AQMA 9
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
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 13 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 3DH
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Netherton and Newsome Ward
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide signs and adverts by day 54.

Day 848 days to the 56-day target
70%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
5,786decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent signs and adverts in Kirklees to go on. 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