Holmfirth Town Centre Access Plan
A £10.3 million investment scheme to create a more accessible town centre for businesses, residents and visitors. The scheme aims to help reduce traffic congestion and carbon emissions by prioritising sustainable transport options such as walking, cycling and wheeling while ensuring accessibility for all, and supporting the growth and development of the cultural sector.
The Holmfirth Town Centre Action Plan is a partnership project between the council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, and a result of multiple rounds of consultation, community engagement events and resident and business feedback, all of which has been fundamental to the planning stage for this scheme to ensure it meets the needs of the community.
The scheme is part of the wider Holmfirth Blueprint.
Huddersfield Road Car Park and Market Hall
Our plan includes the demolition of the former market hall building and extension of the adjacent Huddersfield Road car park. In doing so we will look to provide:
- A community events and markets space with water and electricity points.
- Electric vehicle charge points.
- Better located disabled parking bays.
- Increase number of parking bays from 24 to 26.
- Widening the bridge and footways providing direct pedestrian and cycle access from Huddersfield Road to Hollowgate.
- Cycling parking.
- Seating with amazing vistas to enjoy.
- Area for eight, 1100 litre bins improving the access and appearance of Hollowgate.
Wider town centre improvements
- Drainage improvements
- Signalised pedestrian crossing at Victoria Street
- Better street lighting, traffic signals and
- 20 mph limit throughout the town centre
- Upgrading existing signal-controlled junctions
- Widening of footways on Hollowgate, Huddersfield Road and Victoria Street
- Provision of a loading and disabled parking bay to the north side of Victoria Street
- Cycle hub with maintenance equipment, electric bike storage and charging facilities.
Key benefits
- Improved traffic flow and journey times
- Reduced congestion
- Improved pedestrian safety
- Improved accessibility for vulnerable users
Create a space where residents, businesses and visitors can continue to support their local community and help the economy thrive.
Contribute to Holmfirth's development by modernising the town's unique offering, whilst embracing and celebrating its world-famous heritage so it can be enjoyed by all.
Encourage increased levels of walking, wheeling and cycling in Holmfirth. This will contribute to our targets to reduce harmful emissions and have a positive impact on the environment and climate change.
Alternative public parking in Holmfirth
To allow the work to be carried out safely, Huddersfield Road Car Park (Holmfirth Market) will remain closed throughout. Alternative public parking can be found:
Diversion and traffic management
For improvements to be carried out as efficiently and safely as possible, some diversion routes and traffic management will be in place. They may change as it progresses, however, diversion routes are sign posted. One of the best ways to keep up to date with traffic management and plan your journey is to use the free national roadworks map . Simply search the name of the roads affected and you can view planned works up to 12 months in advance.
Drop in sessions
We are holding regular drop-in sessions at Holmfirth Library, Huddersfield Road. These sessions are for anyone interested in the works taking place within Holmfirth Town Centre, whether you're a business owner, resident or visitor to Holmfirth, we will do our best to answer your questions.
When:
- Tuesday 10 March, 5pm - 6:30pm - session cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
- Tuesday 14 April, 5pm - 6:30pm
- Tuesday 12 May, 5pm - 6:30pm
Our Public Liaison Officer will be at Holmfirth Library on Tuesday mornings from 10am - 11am.
Next phases
Resurfacing works on Hollowgate
Temporary traffic lights will be in operation for the duration of the resurfacing works on:
- Monday 16 March and Tuesday 17 March 2026
- 8:00am - 5:00pm
April 2026
All highways improvement works on Victoria Street, Towngate, Hollowgate and Huddersfield Road will be complete.
Huddersfield Road Car Park
From January 2026, work will continue on improving the car park and events space. We are working with specialist contractors on the foundation designs. Once building work is complete market stalls will return, and the space will be used for local events. We're excited to share the updated plans for the car park in the new year.
Construction of the car park and events space will be completed in Spring 2026.
Progress
Holmfirth Blog
Read our Holmfirth Blog where you'll find more details about what is happening on the construction site, along with progress photos and details of the next steps.
Excavation works at the car park are complete and the structural reinforcement is in place.
A crash deck has been installed within the river channel. This is temporary safety platform that protects workers, catches any falling debris and allows workers to move cross the site while work is carried out above.
Resurfacing and road markings on Victoria Street, Town Gate, Station Road, and Huddersfield Road completed.
Piling work on Hollowgate completed with the machinery now removed.
Footpaths, kerbing, drainage and traffic signal upgrades have been completed at Huddersfield Road, Victoria Street, Towngate and Dunford Road which is around 80% of improvement works.
60% of the reinforced concreate piles for the new structure on Huddersfield Road Car Park have been installed.
Letters were sent to local businesses and residents about the next stage of construction.
The footway between Victoria Street along to the entrance of the bus station on Towngate, is now complete, with gully upgrades, Yorkstone kerbs and flagging, traffic signals, new cycle stands and lay-by improvements.
Completing the Yorkstone kerbs and paving on the south-east corner of Victoria Street and along the northern side of Town Gate.
New drainage at the Picturedrome has been installed which will help reduce surface water and maintenance of the area.
Victoria Street now has six new cycle stands! An additional three more will be installed on the bridge.
Huddersfield Road Car park
- Piling mats have been constructed in advance of the piling work.
- Completed pile probing within the car park.
Huddersfield Road and Victoria Road
- Yorkstone flagging has been laid on Huddersfield Road and Victoria Street with new kerbing to follow.
- Tactile paving has been laid on Huddersfield Road. Tactile paving is a textured surface that assists people with visual impairments navigate public spaces.
Towngate Road
- Excavation of the footway and kerbs is in progress. This is expected to be completed in April.
Work recommenced on the highways with traffic management in place. Work included kerbing, drainage and surfacing the Council Office Car Park entrance and the footpath across the top of Victoria Street.
Road traffic management will be removed until January 2025, however, work will recommence on Huddersfield Road Car Park.
Widening of footpaths for accessibility and new kerbing and Yorkshire Stone slabs laid along Victoria Road and at the junction of Victoria Street and Huddersfield Road (A6024).
From Monday 1 July, construction work started on the Holmfirth Town Centre Access Plan. Initial work commenced with the clearance of Huddersfield Road Car Park, demolition of the market hall and associated bridge.
In preparation for the main construction works we undertook some preparation works which included:
- Vegetation clearance around the river
- Bat mitigation work
- Repointing of the river walls.
