John Nelson House, Chapel Lane, Birstall, WF17 9EJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Listed Building Consent for change of use of church (use class F1(f)) to 9 flats (use class C3) with associated external alterations (within a Conservation Area) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Oct 2026, from Kirklees's recent listed building works.
Documents 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 5
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- 44 mChurch of St John (Methodist)Grade II
- 68 mSundial to South of John Nelson's Study in Burial Ground of Methodist ChapelGrade II
- 69 mJohn Nelson's Study in Burial Ground of Methodist ChapelGrade II
- 86 mJoseph Priestley StatueGrade II
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 74, past the statutory target. 74% of listed building works in Kirklees are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 16 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Kirklees in the last twelve months, from validation. Kirklees decision record →
Historical activity at this location
25 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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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