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Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,037Searchable applications
350Recorded as pending
74%Approval rate · 282 approved or refused records
74Refused applications
208 approved · 74 refused · 21 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Aug 2020 to 17 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas27 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas8 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Prior Approval Not Required26/42006/42DAYS
Prior approval application for single storey rear extension, extending out by 4 metres, maximum height 4 metres, 3 metres to eaves
35 Wade House Avenue Shelf Halifax Calderdale HX3 7NX
Received 18 May 2026 - Refuse Cert of Lawful Development26/00463/192
Single storey rear extension and rear dormer (Lawful DevelopmentCertificate)
5 Hedge Top Lane Northowram Halifax Calderdale HX3 7ER
Received 18 May 2026 - Grant Listed Building Consent26/00464/LBC
Repair and repointing of existing masonry (Listed Building Consent)
Laurel Cottage 26 Rochdale Road Greetland Elland Calderdale HX4 8AL
Received 18 May 2026 - Permit26/00465/HSE
Front and rear dormers
15 Spring Grove Halifax Calderdale HX1 4TG
Received 19 May 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00466/OUT
Dwelling
Shibden Halifax Road Shelf Halifax Calderdale HX3 7JT
Received 19 May 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00467/FUL
Construction of 1No detached dwelling with detached storage building
Butchers Arms Rochdale Road Ripponden Sowerby Bridge Calderdale HX6 4JU
Received 19 May 2026 - Permit26/00292/HSE
Two storey side extension
13 Throstle Mount Luddenden Foot Halifax HX2 6BN
Received 19 May 2026 - Permit26/00468/VAR
Variation of condition 1 (approved plans) on planning application 22/00786/HSE (Demolition of existing derelict barn building and the construction of 'Annexe for Later Living' ancillary to the existing dwelling)
Mytholm House 2 Mytholm Halifax Old Road Hipperholme Brighouse Calderdale HX3 8PJ
Received 19 May 2026 - Permit26/00469/VAR
Variation of condition 9 on application 17/00660/OUT (footpath alongside the site and white lining at the junction of Stansfield Mill Lane and Rochdale Road)
Stansfield Mill Stansfield Mill Lane Triangle Sowerby Bridge Calderdale HX6 3LZ
Received 20 May 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00470/HSE
Ancillary Annex With Support Facilities.
146 Skircoat Moor Road Halifax Calderdale HX3 0HU
Received 20 May 2026 - Non Material Amendment Approved23/00670/NMA3
Non material amendment to 23/00670/FUL; amendment to condition 4 commencement of development of specific areas may occur once drainage desgns approved
Land Between A629 And B6112 Stainland Road Elland Calderdale
Received 20 May 2026 - Permit26/00471/FUL
Change of use to general industrial use/workshops (Class E(g)(i) and E(g)(iii); and Class B2) with ancillary storage
Lloyds Banking Group Copley Data Centre Wakefield Road Copley Halifax Calderdale HX3 0TD
Received 20 May 2026 - Raise No Objections26/22023/TCA
Fell four trees (Tree in a Conservation Area)
Calderdale Royal Hospital Dryclough Lane Halifax Calderdale HX3 0PW
Received 20 May 2026 - Grant Consent26/10011/ADV
Display of 1no. new non-illuminated projecting hanging sign, 4no. new externally illuminated fascia signs and window film to sections of glazing (Advertisement Consent)
32 Southgate Halifax HX1 1DL
Received 20 May 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00472/FUL
Conversion of existing barn to domestic dwelling (part retrospective)
Blake Hill End Farm 4 Blake Hill End Shibden Halifax Calderdale HX3 7SZ
Received 20 May 2026 - Permit26/00473/HSE
Front and rear dormers and single storey rear extension
28 Penn Street Halifax Calderdale HX1 5RR
Received 20 May 2026 - Pending Consideration22/01364/DISC1
Submission of information to Discharge Conditions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11 and 14 on planning application 22/01364/FUL
4 Back Clough Northowram Halifax HX3 7HH
Received 21 May 2026 - Partially Complied With25/00899/DISC2
Submission of information to discharge informative 4 (biodiversity gain plan) on planning application 25/00899/FUL
Storage Land Rear Of Micheldever Tyres Lowfields Way Lowfields Elland Calderdale
Received 21 May 2026 - Grant Consent26/20065/TPO
Fell one tree
9 Stoodley Grange Todmorden OL14 6JR
Received 21 May 2026 - Grant Consent26/20066/TPO
Fell one tree and crown reduce one tree (Tree Preservation Order)
29 Carr Field Drive Luddenden Halifax HX2 6RJ
Received 21 May 2026 - Refuse26/00301/HSE
Hip to gable extension and enlargement of dormer windows to front and rear
Ultima Thule 89 Bramley Lane Hipperholme Brighouse Calderdale HX3 8NS
Received 22 May 2026 - Grant Consent26/10012/ADV
Two D6 displays and removal of existing freestanding displays (Advertisement Consent)
Haley Hill Service Station Haley Hill Halifax Calderdale HX3 6ED
Received 22 May 2026 - Raise No Objections26/90012/ELC
Recovery of existing OHL terminal pole and two existing stay wires and existing 50kVA pole, one span of OHL conductor, two new stay wires, new short leg pole and new 200 KVA pole mounted transformer
The Priory Garden Kirklees Park Mill Hill Lane Clifton Brighouse Calderdale HD6 4HD
Received 22 May 2026 - Condition Complied With23/00670/DISC7
Submission of information to discharge condition 7 on planning application 23/00670/FUL
Land Between A629 And B6112 Stainland Road Elland
Received 22 May 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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