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Kirklees Council Kirklees Council is considering plans from WD Huddersfield for the 120,000 sq ft extension of the Kingsgate shopping centre in Huddersfield by 2011. 31-Jan-2008 Kirklees Council is to consider plans from National Grid Property for the development of a retail complex at a former gasworks site on Leeds Road, which could create about 250 jobs. 10-Dec-2007 Kirklees Council has unveiled plans for a new £26m sports centre at an undisclosed site in Huddersfield town centre by 2011. 02-Nov-2007 Kirklees Council is to invest £11m in improvements to leisure centres over the next five years, including Holmfirth Pool and Batley Sports & Tennis Centre. 25-Sep-2007 Kirklees Council is to consider plans from National Grid Property to build a retail park at the 3.2-hectare former gasworks site on St Andrew's Road in Huddersfield. 11-Jan-2007 Kirklees Council is to consider plans for the multi-million pound expansion of Huddersfield's 300,000 sq ft Kingsgate shopping centre, including three possible options worth up to £100m. 27-Oct-2006 Kirklees Council has outlined plans for the £200m redevelopment of Huddersfield town centre, including 60 new shop units, offices, apartments, a 100-bed hotel, a library and an art gallery. 12-Oct-2006 Kirklees Council is to consider plans for a 153-bed four-star hotel in Huddersfield, as part of the £50m HD1 Developments scheme at St George's. 09-Jun-2006 Kirklees Council is to help fund a £1.7m refurbishment programme at the historic Greenhead Park in Huddersfield. 17-Apr-2003 Kirklees Council is considering plans for the development of a £2m community and sports centre on the site of the Moldgreen Amateur Rugby League Club in Dalton. 21-Aug-2002 Kirklees Council is drawing up plans to refurbish Huddersfield's public library and art gallery. 04-Apr-2002 Kirklees Council is planning to set up a new £0.25m call centre in Huddersfield with the creation of 20 jobs, as its current telephone system cannot cope with demand. 23-Feb-2001 Kirklees Council is to consider plans from WD Development for the construction of an extra floor at Huddersfield's £50m Kingsgate shopping centre, in order to house an unnamed major retailer. 05-May-2000 Kirklees Council has unveiled plans for the £1m transformation of Castle Hill in Huddersfield into a tourist attraction. 21-Jan-2000 Kirklees Council is backing a scheme by the Kingsgate Employment Initiative to recruit about 500 staff for Huddersfield's £50m Kingsgate shopping centre, which is due to open in 2001. 29-Nov-1999 Kirklees Council has announced plans to set up a new street market in Huddersfield town centre. 23-Nov-1999 Kirklees Council is considering plans from Kirklees Waste Services for a new £30m power plant in Huddersfield to burn domestic rubbish. 05-Oct-1999 Kirklees Council has approved plans for the transformation of the Providence Chapel in Cleckheaton into a conference centre and restaurant, which will create 60 jobs. 05-Jul-1999 Kirklees Council and Belgian-owned company Kirklees Waste Services have announced plans for a £45m waste plant in Huddersfield, incorporating an energy-from-waste incinerator to burn up to 135,000 tonnes of waste a year. 23-Jun-1999 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2008