One dwelling conversion at 61 High Street, Luddenden, Halifax

The site and its heritage

The building is a locally significant non-designated heritage asset in the Luddenden Conservation Area, with historic features linked to its former slaughterhouse use.

“The proposed development site is located at the junction of High Street and Stocks Lane in the Luddenden Conservation Area. It is an unusual shaped tapered split-level building having a two-storey appearance to the east (Stocks Lane) and three storey appearance to the west (High Street). The Old Slaughterhouse is a Non-Designated Heritage Asset of local significance, which makes a positive contribution to the Luddenden Conservation Area.”

“The building is recorded on the Heritage Environment Record (HER) (MWY8897) as a highly unusual, wedge-shaped vernacular structure dating to the late 18th or early 19th century. Its back- to-earth construction across a steep gradient, alongside specific surviving architectural features such as the arched cart entrance, taking-in doors, and a gabled dormer for a hoist arm are a direct physical manifestation of its historic functional use as a butcher's shop and…”

Officer report

What officers recommended

Officers recommended permission because the proposal would provide a viable residential use, preserve the historic building and accord with planning policies subject to conditions.

“It is noted that there is limited parking within the area and as such a commercial use with the potential of daily deliveries would not be ideal. Officers consider that the proposed residential use would be less likely to attract as many large vehicular movements and as such would be a more viable use for the building, resulting in less highway safety concerns.”

“The proposal is considered to be acceptable subject to conditions specified below. The recommendation to GRANT planning permission has been made because the development is in accordance with the policies and proposals in the Calderdale Local Plan and National Planning Policy Framework set out in the sections above and there are no material considerations to outweigh the presumption in favour of such development.”

Officer report

What residents said

Ten original objections and further comments raised concerns about parking, highway safety, privacy, overlooking, conservation, storage and the accuracy of the parking survey.

“A parking stress survey was submitted to address highway concerns on the 27 March 2026 and the Assistant Director (Strategic Infrastructure) Highways (ADSI) was re-consulted.”

“Prefer the building to be converted to residential than being allowed to fall into disrepair but object on lack of parking, highway safety, bin storage and cycle storage (internal bin and cycle storage is now provided).”

Officer report

Who addressed the committee

Objectors and the applicant attended the meeting and addressed the committee.

The committee vote

The committee resolved to permit the application in accordance with the recommendation and added an obscure-glazing condition.

“RESOLVED that the application be Permitted in accordance with the recommendation of the Director, Regeneration and Strategy with the following additional condition:”

“C.11 The glazing in the first floor west elevation identified as bedroom three and the ground floor window to the dressing area on drawing 25 -051 -01F of the proposed dwelling hereby permitted shall be glazed in obscure glass which shall be to the standard minimum level three obscurity, details of which shall have first been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority; and the windows fixed shut and installed prior to the first occupation of the…”

Minutes

The decision and extra protection

Permission was granted with an additional requirement for obscure, fixed-shut glazing to protect neighbouring privacy and amenity.

“R.11 To safeguard the privacy and amenity of occupiers of neighbouring properties and to ensure compliance with Policy BT2 of the Calderdale Local Plan.”

Minutes