50, Greenhead Road, Huddersfield, HD1 4EZ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/91024 Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed rear dormer extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Apr 2026
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Approved
9 Jul 2026

Approved on 9 Jul 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Local nature reserve about 160 m away: Gledholt Woods
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Registered park or garden about 66 m away: Greenhead Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Conservation area about 20 m away: Greenhead Park
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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 24 September 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 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 £435,000 in December 2025. Semi-detached house, leasehold.

19 December 2025£435,000
10 August 2012£250,000

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

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Important details

Council
Kirklees
Postcode
HD1 4EZ
Received
13 Apr 2026
Validated
13 Apr 2026
Ward
Greenhead
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Jun 2026
Decision
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFUL OPERATIONS GRANTED
Decision date
9 Jul 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 87 days from validation, 31 days slower than Kirklees's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 88% of extensions here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
699decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions 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.