We want the best for Huddersfield while protecting and celebrating its heritage
Welcome
Huddersfield Civic Society has a great pride in the town and we do all we can to promote it as a great place to live, work and play.
We liaise closely with Kirklees Council on any major developments, comment on planning applications and are not afraid to be critical or highlight problems when we feel it’s needed.
We care passionately about this town and its people and will do all we can to protect its buildings, culture and heritage while realising that life moves on and things change.
Huddersfield people look back and regret town planning decisions in the past. We are here to scrutinise every proposal to ensure that any changes must now enhance what we already have.
So, if you care as much as we do why not join us as a member.
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Fantastic line-up of landmark buildings and free events across Kirklees at the 2025 Heritage Open Days
People will have the opportunity to explore more than 100 buildings for free during this September’s Heritage Open Days which is supported by Huddersfield Civic Society. The ever popular event runs from Friday, September 12 to Sunday, September 21 and this year’s national theme is architecture. At the modern end of the spectrum are the…
Huddersfield University student’s stunning eco lodge design wins Huddersfield Civic Society award
Huddersfield Civic Society gives an award every year to celebrate the best design project by a student at the University of Huddersfield. The Peter Stead Sustainability Award is named after Huddersfield-born Peter Stead, a pioneer in urban design, who died in 2000 aged 77. Farnley Hey (below), his Bauhaus-inspired house built at Farnley Tyas near…
Kirklees Council’s next Local Plan needs to have more housing built closer to town centres and brownfield sites
Former Huddersfield Infirmary on the Trinity West site which has planning permission for 32 appartments