84, Blacker Road, Birkby, Huddersfield, HD1 5HN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from existing dwelling to offices at ground floor and 5 Bed House of Multiple Occupation at first floor, erection of rear dormer (within a Conservation Area) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 27 Nov 2026 and 10 Dec 2026, from Kirklees's recent changes of use.
Documents 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 6
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2016, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 8 of the 56-day target. Kirklees usually decides changes of use by day 64.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Kirklees in the last twelve months, from validation. Kirklees decision record →
Historical activity at this location
24 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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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