Kirklees Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Kirklees Council decided more than 1,700 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 10% of those it approved or refused, about the same as 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 Kirklees 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).
Figures for Kirklees Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,700 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 10%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 270 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 23%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 100plan adopted 2019 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Kirklees Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory accommodation for its future occupants, with regards to internal space standards; and, •…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on trees and protected woodland with particular regard to whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Highburton Conservation Area (HCA); • whether the…”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • Whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and any relevant development plan policies; • The effect of…”
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“The main issues in this case are: • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to relevant development plan policies, the Framework and the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.