Eric Firth - Councillor  for Kirklees (Dewsbury East)

Councillor Eric Firth

Labour and Co-operative Dewsbury East

Email: eric.firth@kirklees.gov.uk

Council: Kirklees

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Annual Council Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel (Committee Member) Strategic Planning Committee Council (Committee Member) District-Wide Planning Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Panel (Chair) Standards Committee (Committee Member) Licensing and Safety Committee (Chair)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

58 meetings · Page 1 of 12

Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 10th December 2025 5.30 pm

December 10, 2025
Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel Committee Member

Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel - Wednesday 3rd December 2025 2.00 pm

December 03, 2025
District-Wide Planning Committee Committee Member

District-Wide Planning Committee - Thursday 27th November 2025 1.00 pm

November 27, 2025
Licensing Panel CANCELLED Chair

Licensing Panel - Tuesday 25th November 2025 10.00 am

November 25, 2025
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 12th November 2025 5.30 pm

November 12, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

161 decisions · Page 3 of 33

Planning Application - Application No: 2025/92103

From: District-Wide Planning Committee - Thursday 9th October 2025 1.00 pm - October 09, 2025

...they delegated approval of planning application 2025/92103, concerning the change of use of a dwelling to a children's home at 17 Far View Crescent, to the Head of Planning and Development, contingent on completing the list of conditions.

Recommendations Approved

Cases and News Update

From: Standards Committee - Wednesday 24th September 2025 2.00 pm - September 24, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Code of Conduct Complaints Update

From: Standards Committee - Wednesday 24th September 2025 2.00 pm - September 24, 2025

...to note the Code of Conduct Complaints Update report, which provided information on councillor complaints received since the last meeting in March 2025.

For Determination

Licensing Act 2003 - Application for the Level, 47- 49 Station Road, Batley, WF17 5SU

From: Licensing Panel - Thursday 18th September 2025 10.00 am - September 18, 2025

...that the application for a premises licence for Level, 47-49 Station Road, Batley, WF17 5SU, was granted as applied for.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of Previous Meeting

From: Licensing Panel - Thursday 18th September 2025 10.00 am - September 18, 2025

... the minutes of the Licensing Panel meeting held on September 3rd, 2025, were approved as a correct record, and the premises licence for Gomersal Lodge Hotel (Marquee) was revoked due to persistent noise nuisance and failure to meet the licensing objective of preventing public nuisance.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 58

Average per Month: 2.9

Decisions Recorded: 161