Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council decided more than 1,300 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 15% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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29 October 2026 · Approved
Land East Of Moorcrest Soaper Lane Shelf Halifax Calderdale · 24/00252/FUL
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27 October 2026 · Approved
Two industrial units with Class use B2/B8 with offices and ancillary works
Land North Of New Hey Road And South Of The M62 New Hey Road Ainley Top Elland Calderdale · 23/01042/FUL
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27 October 2026 · Approved
Land North Of Park Works Park Road Elland Calderdale HX5 9HN · 24/00136/FUL
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23 October 2026 · Approved
Demolition of existing structures on site and development of 81 dwellings.
Land South East Of 20 Toothill Bank Rastrick Brighouse Calderdale · 24/01004/FUL
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1 September 2026 · Refused
Barclays Bank Plc 39 - 47 Commercial Street Halifax Calderdale HX1 1BE · 26/00542/CLA3MA
Figures for Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,300 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 15%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 210 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 15%about one in six |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 120plan adopted 2023 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The Council’s decision refers to ‘over-development’ of the site and the proposed development being ‘overbearing to surrounding properties’. For the purposes of this appeal, I have interpreted the former as being the effect of the proposed development and the latter…”
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“The main issues of the appeal are: • whether the proposed development constitutes inappropriate development within the Green Belt and, if so: • The effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt; • The effect of the proposed…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on flood risk.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on highway safety.”
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“The main issues are; (i) The effect of the proposed development on the setting of Henshaw Farm, a Grade II listed building, and; (ii) The effect of the proposed development on highway safety.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.