Agenda and decisions

To receive apologies for absence from those Members who are unable to attend the meeting and details of substitutions and for whom they are attending.

To approve the Minutes of the meeting of the Committee held on 4^th December 2025.

RESOLVED –

That the Minutes of the meeting held on 4^th December 2025 be approved as a correct record.

Members will be asked to say if there are any items on the agenda in which they have any disclosable pecuniary interests, any other interests, or been lobbied, which may prevent them from participating in any discussion of the items or participating in any vote upon the items.

Most agenda items take place in public. This only changes where there is a need to consider exempt information, as contained at Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. You will be informed at this point which items are to be recommended for exclusion and to be resolved by the Committee.

To receive any public questions.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11, the period for the asking and answering of public questions shall not exceed 15 minutes.

Any questions must be submitted in writing at least three clear working days in advance of the meeting.

The Committee will receive any petitions and/or deputations from members of the public. A deputation is where up to five people can attend the meeting and make a presentation on some particular issue of concern. A member of the public can also submit a petition at the meeting relating to a matter on which the body has powers and responsibilities.

In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10, members of the public must submit a deputation in writing, at least three clear working days in advance of the meeting and shall subsequently be notified if the deputation shall be heard. A maximum of four deputations shall be heard at any one meeting.

The Planning Committee will consider the attached schedule of Planning Applications.   

Please note that any members of the public who wish to speak at the meeting must register to speak by 5.00pm (for phone requests) or 11:59pm (for email requests) on Monday 12^th January 2026.

To register, please email governance.planning@kirklees.gov.uk or phone the Governance Team on 01484 221000.

Planning Application 2025/92335 - Discharge of details reserved by condition 5 (retaining walls) of previous Reserved Matters approval 2022/91047 for development of 91 dwellings, pursuant to outline permission 2019/90527 (for erection of up to 127 dwellings, with details of access) on land at Blue Hills Farm, Whitehall Road West, Birkenshaw.

Contact: Victor Grayson, Planning Services

Ward: Birstall and Birkenshaw

Estimated time of arrival on site: 11:15 a.m.

Planning Application 2020/92350 Outline application for residential development (Use Class C3) of up to 181 dwellings, engineering and site works, demolition of existing property, landscaping, drainage and other associated infrastructure Land south of, Heybeck Lane, Chidswell, Shaw Cross, Dewsbury.

Contact: Victor Grayson, Planning Services

Ward affected: Batley East

Delegated to refuse for the reason set out in the report.

Planning Application 2025/92335 - Discharge of details reserved by condition 5 (retaining walls) of previous Reserved Matters approval 2022/91047 for development of 91 dwellings, pursuant to outline permission 2019/90527 (for erection of up to 127 dwellings, with details of access) on land at Blue Hills Farm, Whitehall Road West, Birkenshaw.

Contact: Victor Grayson, Planning Services

Ward: Birstall and Birkenshaw

Deferred.