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 6 of 37

Minutes of Previous Meeting

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

...the minutes of the meetings held on 27th August 2025 and 18th September 2025 were approved as a correct record.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

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

...the minutes of the previous meeting held on 4th September 2025 were approved as a correct record, and authority was delegated to the Head of Planning and Development to approve application 2025/90116 regarding a change of use and extension at 42 Birmingham Road, Meltham, Holmfirth, subject to specific conditions.

Recommendations Approved

Planning Application - Application No: 2025/90439

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

...approval of planning application 2025/90439, concerning the conversion of a listed church into two dwellings, was delegated to the Head of Planning and Development, pending completion of conditions and a Section 106 agreement regarding church structure maintenance.

Recommendations Approved

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

Summary

Meetings Attended: 64

Average per Month: 2.9

Decisions Recorded: 181