Holmfirth Blueprint
Holmfirth is one of Kirklees' most bustling beauty spots, and we want this already vibrant town to be a place for people of all ages to meet and enjoy local businesses, culture and events.
Nestled in some of Kirklees' most beautiful countryside, Holmfirth is already a great place to celebrate the landscape and local heritage. But as a modern market town, one of our priorities is helping local businesses thrive and face future challenges head-on.
The Holmfirth Blueprint is about enhancing this town's appeal to visitors, but also as a place where people can put down roots and become part of a fantastic community. We want to bring Holmfirth's streets to life and help the town centre thrive, making everything much more accessible and celebrating Holmfirth's identity.
Kirklees Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority are investing £10.3 million into Holmfirth town centre.
We first began engaging with the public about changes to Holmfirth in 2019, exploring ways to address traffic issues within the town centre. This resulted in the Town Centre Access Plan. In 2021 we had even more conversations with the local community through Your voice, your Holmfirth, a Place Standard engagement. These conversations have helped us to understand what people think and feel about their local place, develop wider plans and secure funding before we then started work on the Holmfirth Blueprint.
The initial conversations allowed us to shape consultation questions when we were asking about the Holmfirth Blueprint. To find out more about the engagement undertaken by Kirklees Council, read the Holmfirth Blueprint Consultation Report.
In November and December 2022, hundreds of local people gave their opinions on the 'The Holmfirth Town Centre Consultation plans', both online and in person. The results were positive and have really given a boost to our initiatives, as well as identifying key priorities for us going forward.
A public consultation on the initial plans was held in November through to December 2022. We also held workshops to make sure community organisations had the opportunity to contribute.
Beginning in Autumn 2021, Holmfirth ward councillors and Kirklees Council asked local people what they thought of Holmfirth town centre then, and what they'd like to see in the future with the Your voice, your Holmfirth engagement
The national 'Place Standard' tool was used, which is a series of questions to help structure conversations between communities, designers and decision-makers. These questions result in better evidence of local needs and a clearer design brief to take forward. 647 people took part in conversations and online questionnaires sharing 4,200 comments, including lots of ideas for the future.
See the results of our last engagement using the Place Standard tool: Your voice, your Holmfirth
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