Lloyds Banking Group Copley Data Centre Wakefield Road Copley Halifax Calderdale HX3 0TD Data via plota.co.uk

26/00471/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of part of the office/computer buildings (Class E and B8) into general industrial use/workshops (Class E(g)(i) and E(g)(iii); and Class B2). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
20 May 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Consultation
9 Jul 2026
Approved
17 Aug 2026

Approved on 17 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve 313 m away: Scarr & Long 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.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Bradford and South Pennines; Inside the Halifax built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Calderdale
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
HX3 0TD
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Sowerby Bridge
Parish
Not In A Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision
Permit
Decision date
17 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 14 days faster than Calderdale's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 87% of changes of use here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
50decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Calderdale in the last twelve months, from validation. Calderdale decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
1 neutral2 supporting

67% support · above the UK average of 16%

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 17 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14948262
Neighbours
8 Jul 2026
Consultation
9 Jul 2026
Comments by
30 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
22 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Calderdale
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#240 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Calderdale ranks #193 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 50% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Calderdale decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #192 of 296
87%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #229 of 296
58%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #193 of 296
50%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #223 of 296
73%
Minor dwellings approved
103 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
61 decided
856
Total decisions
121 refused in the year to March 2026