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 7 of 37

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

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

Cases and News Update

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

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

Licensing Act 2003 - Application for the Full Variation of a Premises Licence, The Office, Fold Head Mills, Huddersfield Road, Mirfield, WF14 8BE

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

...the application for the full variation of a premises licence for The Office, located at Fold Head Mills, Huddersfield Road, Mirfield, was approved as requested, allowing for extended hours for the sale of alcohol, live and recorded music, and late-night refreshment on Fridays and Saturdays until 2am.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 64

Average per Month: 2.9

Decisions Recorded: 181