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Huddersfield - Temporary Prohibition Of Use
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KIRKLEES COUNCIL - ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 - SECTION 14
(ST JOHN’S ROAD/BECK ROAD, HUDDERSFIELD) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) (NO. 3) ORDER 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Borough of Kirklees by reason of works proposed to be carried out on or near the road has made an Order the effect of which will be that no person shall cause or permit any vehicle to proceed in the following lengths of road in Huddersfield:- St John’s Road - from its junction with Castlegate to Beck Road Beck Road - from Castlegate to Rook Street
PROVIDED THAT such prohibition shall not extend to vehicles being used in connection with the works to be carried out on or near the closed length of road or to vehicles requiring access up to the point(s) of the closure.
Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times.
Alternative routes for vehicles affected by the closure will be available via the following routes:-
Castlegate to Beck Road:-
Diversion 1 - via off-slip onto Bradford Road, Bradford Road, Beck Road.
Diversion 2 - via Castlegate, Castlegate Loop, Fitzwilliam Street, New North Road, Edgerton Road, Blacker Road, St John’s Road.
Beck Road:-
via the unaffected length of Beck Road, Willow Lane and vice versa.
Castlegate to Rook Street:-
Diversion 1 - Traffic turning right off Castlegate - via Unna Way, Southgate, Shorehead Roundabout, Southgate, Castlegate, Viaduct Street, John William Street.
Diversion 2 - Traffic turning left off Castlegate - via Castlegate, Trinity Street, Fitzwilliam Street, Besancon Bridge, Fitzwilliam Street, John William Street.
It is intended that the closure will commence on Monday, 13 July 2026 and remain in force until 1 August 2026 between 19:00 hours to 06:00 hours only (although it can remain in force for any period up to 18 months if necessary).
(KNOWLE LANE, MELTHAM, HOLMFIRTH) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC) ORDER 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Borough of Kirklees by reason of works proposed to be carried out on or near the road has made an Order the effect of which will be that no person shall cause or permit any vehicle to proceed in that length of Knowle Lane, Meltham from a point outside Meltham Industrial Estate to a point outside Knowle Top Poultry Farm PROVIDED THAT such prohibition shall not extend to vehicles being used in connection with the works to be carried out on or near the closed length of road or to vehicles requiring access up to the point(s) of the closure.
Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times.
Alternative routes for vehicles affected by the closure will be available via Knowle Lane, Acre Lane, Thick Hollins Road, Wilshaw Road, Lower Greave Road, Knoll Lane, Bradshaw Road, Moorbottom, Meltham Road and vice versa.
It is intended that the closure will commence on Monday, 13 July 2026 and remain in force until 15 July 2026 between 09:30 hours to 15:30 hours only (although it can remain in force for any period up to 18 months if necessary).
(PUBLIC FOOTPATH HUD/269/20, PADDOCK, HUDDERSFIELD) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF USE) ORDER 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Borough of Kirklees by reason of works proposed to be carried out on or near the footpath has made an Order the effect of which will be that no person shall proceed in that length of Public Footpath HUD/269/20, Paddock from its junction with Upper Brow Road to its junction with Public Footpath HUD/269/10 PROVIDED THAT such prohibition shall not extend to persons carrying out the proposed works.
Alternative routes for persons affected by the closure will be available via Public Footpath HUD/269/10.
The closure will commence on Wednesday, 8 July 2026 to follow on from the expiry of the Emergency Notice dated 25 June 2026 and will remain in force until 16 December 2026 (any further extension will require the permission of the Secretary of State for Transport).
Dated this 10 July 2026. Samantha Lawton, Service Director - Legal Governance and Commissioning, Kirklees Council, Legal Services, PO Box 1720, Huddersfield, HD1 9EL. Contact Officer: Jayne Ewing (Legal Services)
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