Two Huddersfield waste sites will shut for two days a week and another Kirklees tip will close down altogether in the latest council cuts to take effect later this year.

Meltham and Upper Cumberworth household waste sites will only open five days a week instead of seven from late autumn while Nab Lane in Birstall will shut completely.

Closing Nab Lane will mean there will be just four tips to serve the whole of Kirklees, and just one – Dewsbury – in North Kirklees.

Cuts were approved in the council’s 2024-25 budget in March but the details have only just been released following a review.

The council says Nab Lane tip, off Pheasant Drive, is the least used. It’s also outdated and difficult to access. To upgrade it to modern standards would cost around £7 million.

Based on a usage review by the council’s waste operating partner SUEZ, Bent Ley Road in Meltham will open Wednesday to Sunday while Bromley Farm in Upper Cumberworth will open Friday to Tuesday. Sharing resources across the two sites means they stay open on peak days.

 

 

Holme Valley North Independent councillor Charles Greaves described the reduction in hours at Meltham as “disappointing” but he was pleased it hadn’t been earmarked for closure.

“What we have seen before when opening times have changed is a spike in fly-tipping or people dumping rubbish at the gate, which is effectively fly-tipping,” he said.

“When the new operating days are introduced we need to ensure the message gets out there and that everyone is aware.”

There was talk on Facebook of local residents setting up a petition to keep Nab Lane open.

Clr Munir Ahmed, Cabinet member for environment and highways, said: “Nab Lane is not built to the modern split-level standards and would require significant investment to bring the site in line with the other four HWRCs, alongside other ongoing remedial works to ensure health and safety levels are maintained.

“The level of investment required, around £7 million pounds to bring the site up to modern day standards, is unaffordable.

“The review shows the remaining HWRCs have capacity to cope with increased vehicle numbers and waste, with Weaving Lane in Dewsbury the nearest site to Nab Lane for those wanting to use the facilities.”

The council waste sites are as follows:

  • Emerald Street (off Hillhouse Lane), Huddersfield, HD1 6BY
  • Bent Ley Road, Meltham, HD9 4AP
  • Bromley Farm, Upper Cumberworth (off Barnsley Road), HD8 8NN
  • Weaving Lane, off Thornhill Road, Dewsbury, WF12 9QR
  • Nab Lane, off Pheasant Drive, Birstall, WF17 9LR

Opening times:

Summer

Monday to Friday: 8am to 5pm

Saturday: 8am to 4pm

Sunday: 8am to 4pm

Winter*

Monday to Friday: 8am to 4pm

Saturday: 8am to 4pm

Sunday: Winter: 9am to 4pm

*Times change when clocks go back on October 27 2024

 

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