Planning application
The Grove United Reform Church, Oxford Road, Gomersal, Cleckheaton, BD19 4JY
Works: New dwelling Several homes
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Proposal
Listed Building Consent for change of use and alterations to convert church into 4 flats, offices and meeting room (within a Conservation Area)
As published by the council, reference 2025/92468
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/92468
- Type
- Heritage
- Received
- 2 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 14 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Liversedge and Gomersal
- Postcode
- BD19 4JY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Kirklees register
This site has had 4 applications since 2019.
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2025/92467 Status unknown
The Grove United Reform Church, Oxford Road, Gomersal, Cleckheaton, BD19 4JY
Change of use and alterations to convert church into 4 flats, offices and meeting room (Listed Building within a Conservation Area)
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2023/90073 Withdrawn
The Grove United Reform Church, Oxford Road, Gomersal, Cleckheaton, BD19 4JY
Listed Building Consent for conversion of chapel to create 10 apartments (within a Conservation Area)
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2019/91768 Split decision
The Grove United Reform Church, Oxford Road, Gomersal, Cleckheaton, BD19 4JY
Work to TPO(s) 67/92 within a Conservation Area
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Sep 2025
Received by Kirklees
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14 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 December 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Kirklees took a median of 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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The Grove United Reform Church, Oxford Road, Gomersal, Cleckheaton, BD19 4JY
90% historically approved · decision due ~9 Dec
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Status unknown Full applications New dwelling 13 docsSeveral homes -
The Grove United Reform Church, Oxford Road, Gomersal, Cleckheaton, BD19 4JY
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The Grove United Reform Church, Oxford Road, Gomersal, Cleckheaton, BD19 4JY
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Split decision Trees 3 docs
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