Decision details

The Huddersfield Blueprint sets out a framework for investors, developers and decision makers on the vision and objectives for Huddersfield town centre. 

It has been subject to extensive early engagement with internal and external stakeholders and members and a draft Huddersfield Blueprint document was subject to consultation over a 12 week period.

The report seeks endorsement from Cabinet to progress the Blueprint as a Supplementary Planning Document and for it be subject to a formal consultation stage as part of this process to comply with planning legislation.

Background Papers:-

The Huddersfield Blueprint proposals to date can be found at: https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/huddersfield-blueprint/index.aspx

1)    That approval be given to the Huddersfield Blueprint and that it be endorsed as a Council document.

2)    That approval be given to proceed with the statutory planning process to convert the Blueprint to a Supplementary Planning Document, with consultation commencing 2 March 2020.

3)    That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director (Economy and Infrastructure) to make any further additional modifications that relate exclusively to factual updates, grammatical and formatting corrections, in the process of publishing the Huddersfield Town Centre Blueprint SPD.