It is for Kirklees Metropolitan Council to determine the amount of land that is required to meet business needs in its local area in line with national planning policy set out in Planning Policy Guidance 4: ‘Industrial, commercial development and small firms.’
Regional planning bodies and local planning authorities, in preparing and reviewing their development plans, should make a realistic assessment of the quantity of land likely to be needed in their areas to meet the needs of business and developers. That assessment should help local planning authorities to ensure that suitable locations are available for business start-ups and small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises likely to come forward.