Gas Club, Huddersfield
Plans to demolish the iconic Gas Club, and last gas holder in Huddersfield:
An application has been submitted by Northern Gas Networks to clear their site off Leeds Road, Huddersfield. The route, which is populated by thousands of Huddersfield Town fans on match day is known by everyone in the Town, and the Gas club is the most important fans’ pub being tantamount to a club house. The gasholder is likely a liability as it is no longer used. But the demolition of the pub is a default inclusion in their asset management strategy. Its a popular venue with a large thriving community that is also home to Rawthorpe Boxing Club.
Local and national media have covered the plans in detail and there is universal lamentation over its proposed loss. Planning Officers now need to negotiate the retention of this icon using whatever legal instrument they can summon.
The site which will be infilled and tarmacked is a fascinating insight into the town’s industrial history. The service railway is still visible, set in the cobbled yard. An overlooked artifact that has survived for over a century.
I sincerely hope the correct decision is made, as there is no justification for the demolition of the Gas Club.
The Demolition Register 
Great win for the demolition register. The application will no longer include the pub after it was brought to the case officer’s (and ward member’s) attention that pubs require planning permission to be demolished. Prior notification doesn’t cut it. Now if the developer comes back in with a planning application to demolish the place, they will have to face proper scrutiny and hopefully local councilor intervention