1A, Park Drive South, Huddersfield, HD1 4HT Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of residential dwelling (Use Class C3) to a children's home for up to 2 children (Use Class C2) (within a Conservation Area) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 12 Jun 2026 · Last checked 8 Sept 2026
Documents 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 5
Checked on 11 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 1
Last sold for £245,000 in June 2014. Detached house, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 7 days faster than Kirklees's median of 63 for changes of use. Refused, as 24% of changes of use here are.
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
17 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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