Barratt and Torsion Care await Brighouse verdict
Plans for 158 homes and a 72-bed care facility have been prepared for the former Crosslee tumble dryer factory plot in the Calderdale town.
Calderdale Council’s planning committee on 1 October will consider the proposals for the 19.6-acre site, with a minded to permit recommendation from officers for the scheme, which has gone through amendments.
Stem Architects is the designer of the care home element, while Sten Architecture is working with Barratt Homes. Pegasus Group, Lithos, Dudleys, Environmental Economics and ARP are among those providing professional advice.
The factory, in the Hipperholme area, closed in 2019 and the buildings have since been cleared. Accessed from Brighouse Road, it is around 500m from the district centre.
Housing proposed for the site would be a mix of one to four bedrooms, with the bulk being three- and four-bedroom. A quarter would be affordable homes.
The proposed homes break down as: five one-bed, 27 two-bed, 53 three-bed, 65 four-bed, with eight plots left for self or custom-build.
The four-storey residential care home would be sited on the Brighouse Road frontage, and is intended to meet the needs of residents living with dementia and other cognitive impairments. Along with 72 bedrooms, it would include lounges, dining rooms, café, hair salon, activity room, family room, and garden. The ground floor is to sit below the level of Brighouse Road.
The Crosslee site sits within a wider masterplan area, where a mixed-use development including a foodstore and retirement village were approved in outline in 2022, establishing the principle of development. There are also plans in the works for housing by Strata Homes at the nearby Southedge Quarry site.
Around 30 objections have been lodged for the Barratt/Torsion plan, mostly arising from concerns over traffic.
The project’s papers can be viewed on Calderdale’s planning portal with the reference 23/01035/FUL.
