This is the letter about the next stage of the Local Plan that the Council has sent. Planning Policy Group PO Box B93 Civic Centre 3 Off Market Street Huddersfield HD1 2JR Email: local.development@kirklees.gov.uk Tel: 01484 221000 Website: www.kirklees.gov.uk/planningpolicy 5 May 2017 Ref: Kirklees Local Plan Submission Stage Dear Sir/Madam Kirklees Local Plan and Community […]

This is the information that has been sent to local media about the growing campaign to KEEP HUNSWORTH GREEN and obviously also BROOKFIELDS. HUNSWORTH SHOW OF FORCE TO KEEP GREEN BELT Residents of Hunsworth village were out in force as part of their campaign to protect the Green Belt in their village. Hundreds of residents […]

The Labour-run Council has published DRAFT proposals for allocating land across Kirklees to be developed for housing and business use. The Local Plan, when it comes into force, lasts for 15 years. The Council expected residents to find out about the Plan by looking on the Council website. This meant that many people had no […]

Thank you to everyone who came to the meeting today about the proposals in the Kirklees Local Plan that affect Hunsworth and Brookfields. I’m sorry it was standing room only. If anyone wants any further information or to discuss the proposals please let us know. I’ve attached the list of ideas which you may wish […]

CL Local Plan Hunsworth & Brookfields flyer 1215 Please share this with anyone who may be affected.

Kirklees Council’s Labour Cabinet have finally released their plans for new sites for housing and business development. This is the Local Plan. There are many proposals for developments in our Cleckheaton ward. Some are sites which already have planning permission but have yet to be built such as the large derelict site on Westgate. However, […]

The Planning Committee decided to approve the Application from Netto for a new store on the corner of Horncastle Street and Northgate. This site has been derelict for around 10 years so seeing it developed is a positive step forward for our town. It will also offer some competition for Tesco and may encourage them […]

A new Netto store could be built on the corner of Horncastle Street and Northgate. Today there is a meeting of the Heavy Woollen Planning Committee. The Committee will decide if the planning application on behalf of Netto should be given the go ahead. The application is for a 1,000 sqm store with access on […]

A very controversial planning application for land off New Lane, Cleckheaton is being considered at the next meeting of the Council’s Strategic Planning Committee on Thursday June 4. The application by Strata Homes is for 39 houses on the fields adjacent to New Lane and Pearson Street off Moorside. Details can be seen at https://kirklees.gov.uk/business/planning […]

Cleckheaton’s 3 Liberal Democrat councillors wrote to the Secretary of State responsible for planning issues, Eric Pickles MP, to ask him to “call-in” the planning appeal decision on the Lower Blacup site. This is the letter: Lower Blacup Call In let 1213 A “Call-In” allows the Secretary of State to re-consider wider issues than those […]