Kirklees Council has been told it can proceed towards adoption of the Local Plan. An independent examination by the Planning Inspectorate has concluded that with the recommended modifications the plan is sound and legally compliant. Its adoption will be considered by councillors at an extraordinary Council meeting on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. Details regarding the…
To paraphrase Lord Kitchener, ‘Your town needs you’. That’s the message being driven by HCS committee members in the light of recent shop closures and increasingly negative comments in the local papers. Many of us are proud of Huddersfield and appreciate that it still retains a good selection of shops, restaurants, pubs and cultural activities….
A walk around the town centre involving some of our committee members and senior council officials gave a chance to raise important issues. David Wyles, Martin Kilburn and Chas Ball were joined by Kirklees Strategic Head of Economy and Infrastructure, Karl Battersby, and principal officers from Highways, Planning and Housing and a Kirklees enforcement officer….
A newly opened cycling route from Longroyd Bridge to Milnsbridge has increased interest in extending it to the upper valley as well as into the town centre. The route is funded by City Connect, a programme of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Kirklees Council has commissioned sustainable transport charity Sustrans to scope out options for…