Planning application
Land at, Merchant Fields Farm, off Hunsworth Lane, Cleckheaton
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of conditions 2 (plans and specifications) and 35 (removal of permitted development rights) of previous permission 2021/92801 for erection of 291 dwellings with associated works and access from Hunsworth Lane and Kilroyd Drive – revisions to house types, unit size mix and layout
As published by the council, reference 2024/91260
Application record
- Reference
- 2024/91260
- Type
- Conditions
- Status
- Conditions
- Decision
- Granted As published: SECTION 106 REMOVAL/MODIFICATION OF CONDITION(S)
- Received
- 2 May 2024
- Validated
- 2 May 2024
- Decided
- 11 Nov 2024
- Ward
- Cleckheaton Ward Old
Site history
Applications at this address on the Kirklees register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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2026/91186 Status unknown
Land at, Merchant Fields Farm, off Hunsworth Lane, Cleckheaton
Discharge of details reserved by conditions 14 (EV Charging Point), 26 (materials), 29 (landscaping) and 33 (BEMP) on previous permission 2021/92801 for erection of 291 dwellings with associated works and access from Hunsworth Lane and Kilroyd Drive
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2025/91554 Status unknown
Land at, Merchant Fields Farm, off Hunsworth Lane, Cleckheaton
Non material amendment to previous permission 2024/91260 for variation of conditions 2 (plans and specifications) and 35 (removal of permitted development rights) of previous permission 2021/92801 for erection of 291 dwellings with associated works and access from Hunsworth Lane and Kilroyd Drive – revisions to house types, unit size mix and layout
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2025/90708 Status unknown
Land at, Merchant Fields Farm, off Hunsworth Lane, Cleckheaton
Discharge of details reserved by conditions 3 (Construction (Environmental) Management Plan), 6 (Temporary surface water management details), 8 (Proposed internal adoptable roads), 9 (Permanent site entrance details), 16 (Surface water attenuation details), 17 (Details of Swale/ditch management), 19 (Phase II Site Investigation details), 20 (Remediation Strategy), 25 (Noise Impact Assessment), 30 (Arboricultural Method Statement/ Tree Protection Plan), 34 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) of permission 2024/91260 for Variation of conditions 2 (plans and specifications) and 35 (removal of permitted development rights) on previous permission 2021/92801 for erection of 291 dwellings with associated works and access from Hunsworth Lane and Kilroyd Drive – revisions to house types, unit size mix and layout
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 May 2024
Received by Kirklees
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11 Nov 2024
Decision issued: SECTION 106 REMOVAL/MODIFICATION OF CONDITION(S)
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
2 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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2025/91554 Status unknown
Land at, Merchant Fields Farm, off Hunsworth Lane, Cleckheaton
Non material amendment to previous permission 2024/91260 for variation of conditions 2 (plans and specifications) and 35 (removal of permitted development rights) of previous permission 2021/92801 for erection of 291 dwellings with associated works and access from Hunsworth Lane and Kilroyd Drive – revisions to house types, unit size mix and layout
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2025/90708 Status unknown
Land at, Merchant Fields Farm, off Hunsworth Lane, Cleckheaton
Discharge of details reserved by conditions 3 (Construction (Environmental) Management Plan), 6 (Temporary surface water management details), 8 (Proposed internal adoptable roads), 9 (Permanent site entrance details), 16 (Surface water attenuation details), 17 (Details of Swale/ditch management), 19 (Phase II Site Investigation details), 20 (Remediation Strategy), 25 (Noise Impact Assessment), 30 (Arboricultural Method Statement/ Tree Protection Plan), 34 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) of permission 2024/91260 for Variation of conditions 2 (plans and specifications) and 35 (removal of permitted development rights) on previous permission 2021/92801 for erection of 291 dwellings with associated works and access from Hunsworth Lane and Kilroyd Drive – revisions to house types, unit size mix and layout
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
98 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Kirklees granted permission on 11 November 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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