Sheila Dykes

...the planning application for external works and a mix of uses at Huddersfield Open Market was deferred.

...approved the temporary erection of a single-storey indoor market structure with associated facilities, parking, and waste compound, subject to several conditions including a five-year time limit for its removal.

...the application to remove and reinstate the Oakenshaw Cross on a grass verge was refused, contrary to the officer's recommendation.

...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.

...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.