James Homewood - Councillor for Kirklees (Ashbrow)

Councillor James Homewood

Labour Ashbrow

Email: james.homewood@kirklees.gov.uk

Council: Kirklees

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Annual Council Strategic Planning Committee (Chair) Corporate Governance and Audit Committee (Committee Member) Council (Committee Member) District-Wide Planning Committee (Substitute, Chair) Extraordinary Council (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

53 meetings · Page 1 of 11

Corporate Governance and Audit Committee Committee Member

Corporate Governance and Audit Committee - Friday 24th April 2026 10.30 am

April 24, 2026, 10:30 am
Strategic Planning Committee Chair

Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday 2nd April 2026 1.00 pm

April 02, 2026, 1:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 11th March 2026 5.30 pm

March 11, 2026, 5:30 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday 25th February 2026 5.30 pm

February 25, 2026, 5:30 pm
Corporate Governance and Audit Committee Committee Member

Corporate Governance and Audit Committee - Friday 20th February 2026 10.30 am

February 20, 2026, 10:30 am

Decisions from Meetings

150 decisions · Page 2 of 30

Planning Application - Application No:2020/92350

From: Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday 15th January 2026 1.00 pm - January 15, 2026

...to refuse planning permission for residential development at Land south of Heybeck Lane, Chidswell, Shaw Cross, Dewsbury, due to significant intensification in the use of Dum Wood and unacceptable harm to this ancient woodland and Local Wildlife Site.

Recommendations Approved

Planning Application - Application No: 2025/92335

From: Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday 15th January 2026 1.00 pm - January 15, 2026

...the committee approved the recommendations to delegate approval of the application for the discharge of details reserved by condition 5 concerning a retaining wall, subject to tinting and landscaping proposals.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

From: Strategic Planning Committee - Thursday 15th January 2026 1.00 pm - January 15, 2026

...the minutes of the meeting held on 4th December 2025 were approved as a correct record.

Recommendations Approved

Motion submitted in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 14 as to Firework Use, Enforcement and Community Safety

From: Extraordinary Council - Wednesday 17th December 2025 5.30 pm - December 17, 2025

...to approve, with amendments, a motion regarding firework use, enforcement, and community safety, including writing to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade to request a duty on fireworks with greater gunpowder content to limit noise nuisance.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 53

Average per Month: 2.2

Decisions Recorded: 150