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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208 approved · 74 refused · 21 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Pending Consideration26/00571/COU
Change of use from small HMO (Class C4) to large HMO (Sui Generis)
22 Heath View Heath View Street Halifax Calderdale HX1 2JU
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration21/01068/NMA3
Non material amendment to 21/01068/FUL; change wording of condition 5, 11 and 13
Calderdale Royal Hospital Dryclough Lane Halifax Calderdale HX3 0PW
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration21/01068/DISC13
Submission of information to discharge condition 13 on application 21/01068/FUL
Calderdale Royal Hospital Dryclough Lane Halifax Calderdale HX3 0PW
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/56010/CLA3MA
Prior approval application for change of use from bank (Class E) to nine apartments
1 Southgate Elland Calderdale HX5 0BN
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/42014/42DAYS
Prior approval application for single storey rear extension, extending out by 6 metres, maximum height 3.9 metres, 2.9 metres to eaves
11 Savile Road Halifax Calderdale HX1 2BA
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00759/FUL
Change of use from car storage (Class B8) to beer garden for adjoining public house (Class Sui Generis)
Land Used For Storage South Parade Halifax Calderdale HX1 2LX
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Prior Approval Not Required26/42015/42DAYS
Prior approval application for proposed single storey extension to rear, extending out by 6 metres, maximum height 3 metres and eaves 3 metres
4 Spring Hall Gardens Halifax Calderdale HX2 0BT
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration21/01068/NMA4
Non material amendment to 21/01068/FUL: design changes to multi-storey car park; amendments as detailed on elevations and floor plans.
Calderdale Royal Hospital Dryclough Lane Halifax HX3 0PW
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/90015/ELC
Electricity equipment reinforcements - land at Luddenden
STREET RECORD Danny Lane Luddenden Foot Sowerby Bridge Calderdale
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/22041/TCA
Fell 1 tree to prevent structural damage
42 Green Park Road Halifax Calderdale HX3 0SN
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Pending Decision26/22042/TCA
Remove 1 tree to prevent structural damage
Queens Hotel Rise Lane Todmorden Calderdale OL14 7AA
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00593/PIP
One dwelling (Permission in Principle)
Hazelgreave Rishworth Road Barkisland Sowerby Bridge Calderdale HX4 0DU
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Not Complied With96/00625/S106C1
S106 compliance check
Development Site Off Rastrick Common Brighouse Calderdale
Received 19 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/56012/CLAS3Q
Prior approval application for change of use from agricultural building to dwelling (Class C3)
Upper House Barn Eastwood Lane Todmorden Calderdale OL14 8RS
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration23/01263/DISC3
Submission of information to discharge conditions 4 and 5 on planning application 23/01263/FUL
Ravenscliffe At Springhall Huddersfield Road Halifax Calderdale HX3 0AQ
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00608/PIP
Residential development of up to nine dwellings (Permission in Principle)
Land West Of 26 Ripley Street Lightcliffe Brighouse Calderdale
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Pending Decision26/90016/ELC
The installation or keeping installed, subject to the limitations in regulation 4 and the provisions of regulation5, of an electric line (no part of which is within a European site or an SSSI) which replaces an existing linewhether or not it is installed in the same position as the existing line in question
Land Near To Greave House Barn Ellen Royd Lane Luddenden Foot Sowerby Bridge Calderdale HX2 6XE
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/22044/TCA
crown reduction and 15% think of 2 x Norway Maple (trees 1and 2 on the plan) and 1 x Goat willow (tree 3 on the plan) for general management. Cherry tree ( 4 on the plan) pruned back slightly for general management
The Nook Hangingroyd Lane Hebden Bridge Calderdale HX7 7DD
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00611/PIP
Development of 1 to 3 dwellings (Permission in Principle)
Land At Junction Of Boggart Lane And Sowerby Croft Lane Sowerby Bridge Calderdale
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/22045/TCA
T1 - Beech: Crown lift to 3m over roadway and reduce from the house by 2mT2 - Beech: Crown lift to 3m over roadway. W3W///pitch.gazed.ally
3 Rowan Way Northowram Halifax Calderdale HX3 7WF
Received 4 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00612/PIP
Residential development of 2 houses (Permission in Principle)
Land North West Of St John The Divine C Of E Godly Lane Rishworth Sowerby Bridge Calderdale
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/22046/TCA
Removal of tree. It has become inappropriate for the size and location of our garden. It also has an aphid infestation which results in significant quantities of honeydew. This sticky substance falls onto our garden and outdoor surfaces, creating an ongoing nuisance. We are committed to replacing the tree following its removal. We will plant a more appropriate species and size of tree in a suitable location within the garden
41 St Albans Avenue Halifax Calderdale HX3 0LZ
Received 8 Sept 2026 - Pending Decision26/90017/ELC
Proposing to underground a large section of overhead line across private land in Walshaw, HX7 7AX. It is proposed that the existing overhead line be replaced with underground cable
Walshaw Cottage Walshaw Lane Walshaw Hebden Bridge Calderdale HX7 7AX
Received 10 Sept 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00621/PIP
Detached dwelling (Permission in Principle)
Land North Of Thorney Lane Farm Thorney Lane Midgley Sowerby Bridge Calderdale
Received 4 Sept 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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