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 (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) District-Wide Planning Committee (Committee Member) Licensing Panel (Chair) Standards Committee (Committee Member) Licensing and Safety Committee (Chair) Extraordinary Council (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

64 meetings · Page 1 of 13

Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel Committee Member

Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel - Wednesday 4th February 2026 2.00 pm

February 04, 2026, 2:00 pm
District-Wide Planning Committee Committee Member

District-Wide Planning Committee - Thursday 29th January 2026 1.00 pm

January 29, 2026, 1:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 21st January 2026 5.30 pm

January 21, 2026, 5:30 pm
Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel Committee Member

Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel - Wednesday 14th January 2026 2.00 pm

January 14, 2026, 2:00 pm
Extraordinary Council Committee Member

Extraordinary Council - Wednesday 17th December 2025 5.30 pm

December 17, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

181 decisions · Page 5 of 37

Planning Application - Application No: 2025/90487

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

...to approve the planning application 2025/90487 for a hot food takeaway at 47 Huddersfield Road, Mirfield, subject to conditions regarding noise mitigation, kitchen extract scheme, pollution prevention, hours of use, and a delivery management plan, despite objections related to road safety, swept analysis, noise pollution, and impact on residential amenity.

Recommendations Approved

Planning Application - Application No: 2025/91657

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

...to delegate approval of planning application 2025/91657 for a first floor side extension at 1 Newsome Street, Dewsbury, to the Head of Planning and Development, subject to conditions.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of Previous Meeting

From: Council - Wednesday 12th November 2025 5.30 pm - November 12, 2025

...the minutes of the Council meeting held on 17 September 2025 were approved as a correct record, with a minor amendment to minute 47 regarding the suspension of standing orders for public questions.

Recommendations Approved

Licensing Act 2003 - Application for the Full Variation of a Club Premises Certificate - Drub Lane Working Men's Club, 104 Drub Lane, Drub, Cleckheaton, BD19 4BU

From: Licensing Panel - Thursday 6th November 2025 9.30 am - November 06, 2025

...that the application for the Full Variation of a Club Premises Certificate for Drub Lane Working Men's Club was granted as applied for, allowing for the supply of alcohol from 12:00 to 24:00 on Saturdays and from 12:00 to 23:00 on Sundays.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 64

Average per Month: 2.9

Decisions Recorded: 181