About the Unitary Development Plan (UDP)

The Unitary Development Plan (UDP) sets out the council's policies and proposals for the use and development of land and buildings. The plan was adopted on 1 March 1999 and constitutes the statutory development plan for Kirklees, except for that part of the District which is within the Peak District National Park (where the national park plans are in force). All previous development plans for areas within Kirklees, excluding the national park, are superceded.

• Unitary Development Plan policies saved beyond September 2007

  As a result of a direction issued by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, from 28 September 2007 some of the policies in the UDP continued to have effect - these are called saved policies.

• Changes to the Unitary Development Plan

  Since the adoption of the Unitary Development Plan on 1st March 1999, there have been additions and changes to conservation areas and areas protected for their wildlife or geological significance. In addition, there have been four small changes to the boundary of the Peak District National Park.

Paper copies are available on request. Contact the Planning Policy Team.

The written statement

Complete document

• Unitary Development Plan - Written statement

Part 1: Strategic policies

• 1. Contents - Introduction and Vision statement

Part 2: Detailed policies and reasoned justification

• 2. Development Framework
• 3. The Natural Environment
• 4. The Built Environment
• 5. Environmental Protection
• 6. Minerals
• 7. Waste Disposal
• 8. Transport
• 9. Derelict and Neglected Land
• 10. Business and Industry
• 11. Housing
• 12. Community Facilities
• 13. Shopping and Service Uses
• 14. Recreation
• 15. Huddersfield Town Centre
• 16. Monitoring and Review
• Appendices

The proposals map

The proposals map was originally printed at 1:10000 scale on 15 sheets, with a separate plan for Huddersfield Town Centre at 1:3,100 scale on the reverse of sheet 6. They are available in hard copy on request. Contact the Planning Policy Team.

If you are not sure which map you need, you can view an index map:

• Proposals index map

Some map notations ceased to have effect from 28 September 2007:

• Proposals map notations which have ceased to have effect

High quality maps

The key of each proposals map is linked to policy text from the written statement. To view this text, simply click on the relevant map and follow the instructions that are presented.

• 1. Cleckheaton/Gomersal/Birkenshaw
• 2. Batley/Birstall
• 3. Heckmondwike/Liversedge
• 4. The Mirfield Area
• 5. Dewsbury/Thornhill
• 6. Huddersfield
• 6A. Huddersfield Town Centre
• 7. Slaithwaite/Golcar
• 8. Grange Moor/Flockton/Emley
• 9. The Marsden Area
• 10. The Meltham Area
• 11. Netherton/Honley/Brockholes
• 12. Lepton/KirKburton/Shelley
• 13. Holmfirth/New Mill/Hepworth
• 14. The Shepley Area
• 15. Denby Dale/Skelmanthorpe/Clayton West

Lower quality maps

These maps are smaller files with a faster download time. They are not linked to policy text from the written statement.

• 1 low. Cleckheaton/Gomersal/Birkenshaw
• 2 low. Batley/Birstall
• 3 low. Heckmondwike/Liversedge
• 4 low. The Mirfield Area
• 5 low. Dewsbury/Thornhill
• 6 low. Huddersfield
• 6A low. Huddersfield Town Centre
• 7 low. Slaithwaite/Golcar
• 8 low. Grange Moor/Flockton/Emley
• 9 low. The Marsden Area
• 10 low. The Meltham Area
• 11 low. Netherton/Honley/Brockholes
• 12 low. Lepton/KirKburton/Shelley
• 13 low. Holmfirth/New Mill/Hepworth
• 14 low. The Shepley Area
• 15 low. Denby Dale/Skelmanthorpe/Clayton West

Contact the Planning Policy Team