The Accu Stadium, Stadium Way, Huddersfield, HD1 6PG Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Demolition of leisure centre; construction of hotel (Use Class C1) and new mixed use flexible event space courtyard (Use Classes C1/E/Sui Generis); alterations and refurbishment to North Stand including hospitality space, and pitch-side hospitality suites/hotel rooms (Use Class C1/Sui Generis), and other associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
29 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Oct 2026, from Kirklees's recent changes of use.

Licence at this address

  • Licence Accu Stadium Premises licence · in force Hours not given on the register

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Huddersfield built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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

Council
Kirklees
Postcode
HD1 6PG
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Dalton Ward
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 66, past the statutory target. 76% of changes of use in Kirklees are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 24 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.

Day 6610 days past the 56-day target
43%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
114decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use 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