Why Huddersfield
£1 Billion Investment
Over £1 Billion is being invested in Huddersfield to improve connectivity, infrastructure, education and business opportunities, and below are just some of the exciting projects underway. Be part of Huddersfield’s vision for the future.
Explore the exciting projects underway across Huddersfield in our interactive map.
To see more about the current developments, including an image, select a numbered item on the map or see the full list below.
Investments
2026
48. Former Prudential Building
Planning has been submitted to convert the upper floors of the Gothic Revival style Grade II list former Prudential Assurance building into new appartments. The interior of the iconic building will need significant work to be returned to their former...
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2026
47. Former HSBC Building
The former HSBC building on Cloth Hall Street in Huddersfield is proposed to be converted into student accommodation. Flats which will benefit from the original building design for good levels on natural light within.
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2025
46. Padel Shed
A new centre for one of the UK’s fastest growing sports – padel – has opened in Huddersfield. Padel, a fast, fun and social game combining the best of tennis and squash, has a strong following in the town. Now...
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2026
45. Holdson
Advanced manufacturing specialist Holdson has raised £1.5 million in funding to expand its patented polishing method for metal components. The Skelmanthorpe-based company raised the investment through the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II to expand its electroform process as well as...
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2026
44. Phoenox Textiles
Phoenox Textiles Ltd has commissioned their new coating line in June 25, with full production underway from August 25. This marks a major milestone following four years of dedicated planning and a £3.85million investment. This new line will significantly improve...
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2026
43. Bespoke Stairlifts
Bespoke Stairlifts, a Huddersfield-based manufacturer of custom stairlifts is accelerating its international expansion strategy with the support of a seven-figure funding package from HSBC UK enabling it to increase its workforce by 25% over the next 12 months. The company...
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2025
42. Quay Street – Paxman/Brierley Development
Long-standing Huddersfield businesses John L Brierley Limited and Paxman Coolers Limited have taken a major step forward in a collaborative partnership project to develop an advanced manufacturing facility in central Huddersfield. Located in the heart of West Yorkshire’s HealthTech and...
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2025
41. Syngenta Ltd
Syngenta has made available a 20-acre plot of land on its sprawling Huddersfield site to create a “sustainable manufacturing campus” which could support up to 300 new jobs. The Syngenta site, off Leeds Road, is 252 acres in total and...
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2026
40. Huddersfield Police Station
Work on the new Huddersfield Police Station started in spring 2025. The new Police Station is on the site of the former Nissan/Fiat car showroom, in Northgate on the edge of Huddersfield town centre. If work goes to plan the...
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2025
39. Accu Stadium, home of HTAFC
Huddersfield Town will now oversee the Accu Stadium and the surrounding 53-acre site, taking complete operational control and securing its home in the heart of Huddersfield after signing a long-term leasehold for the next 300 years. A strategically significant and...
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2026
38. Buxton House
Planning application has been submitted for the remodelling of Buxton House as Kirklees Council staff begin moving out conversations with existing tenants. However, the project is currently on hold whilst the council deals with some internal matters. The project is...
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2025
37. Harold Wilson Court
Kirklees Council and Kirklees Neighbourhood Housing (KNH) have completed a £3.7m project to refurbish Huddersfield’s former Richmond Flats to create the iconic Harold Wilson Court. It involved the complete remodelling of the individual flats as well as major changes to...
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2024
36. Hela Brands
Huddersfield-based Hela Brands, a market leader in design, sourcing, distribution and promotion for sports and lifestyle brands, continues its new approach, determined to top £100m turnover within 3 years. Formerly known as Focus Brands, which was acquired from JD by...
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2025
35. Ramsden Building
Sustainability has been at the heart of the University of Huddersfield’s major revamp of its historic Ramsden Building, following the granting of planning permission for a range of refurbishments to the Grade 2 Listed building. The 140-year-old building, which faces...
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2024
34. The Body Doctor
The Body Doctor has a vision to supply innovative solutions which focus primarily on promoting and optimising eye health, backed by science, and supported by experts in appropriate medical fields. A public access clinic is on site to help detect...
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2025
33. Brooke’s Mill
Brooke’s Mill has been the home of wool cloth manufacturing for over two hundred years. Founded in 1541 by the Brooke family, the trading company of John Brooke and Sons Ltd is believed to be the oldest surviving family business...
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2024
32. Reliance Precision
Specialist engineering company Reliance Precision aims to create around 80 new jobs and expand its Huddersfield site by a third. The Fenay Bridge-based company is planning a significant investment into its Rowley Mills site off Penistone Road in what it...
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2025
31. Grange Moor
Building work is now underway for a new 13,000 sqm manufacturing facility for growing Huddersfield computer business, PC Specialist. The new site is close to their existing location and will allow a significant increase in workforce offering new high value...
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2025
30. Mac’s Truck Rental Expansion
Established Huddersfield business Mac’s Truck Rental has opened a new site in Outlane. Their plans include being better able to offer full UK coverage via their other existing locations and this new site, which in turn has taken on new...
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2025
29. St Peters Performance Space
A £500,000 project to create a public performance area next to Huddersfield Parish Church has opened. The scheme provides a large area between the church and St Peter’s Gardens for various types of open air performance to take place. The...
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2024
28. Holmfirth Town Centre
Work has started on the Holmfirth Town Centre Access Plan, a £10.3 million investment scheme to create a more accessible town centre for businesses, residents and visitors. The scheme aims to help reduce traffic congestion and carbon emissions by prioritising...
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2025
27. Crosland Court
Proposals have come forward for a new West Yorkshire employment development that could support the creation of up to 260 jobs. Park Valley has launched a public consultation on plans for new commercial units on land off Blackmoorfoot Road in...
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2025
26. Gas Holder Removal
The demolition and partial restoration of Huddersfield’s last gas holder has now been completed. This lies in the Kirklees Council Station to Stadium Enterprise Zone/WYCA Investment Zone and helps pave the way for a new development and the high value...
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2024
25. Accu
Award winning advance precision engineering component supplier, Accu have invested over £1M into a refurbishment of the former Brook Motors site in Brockholes for their new site. The new site allows for the holding of more stock and to allow...
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2024
24. Adventoris
Software as a Service (SaaS) provider, Adventoris, has moved to its new office building in Huddersfield, Folly Hall Mills. Over the next five years, the total investment into the property will be over £1m.
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2024
23. BigBox Leisure Club
Work has now completed for a £4 million gym on the Tandem Industrial Estate. The former Total Fitness gym has been re-born as BigBox, run by experienced and successful gym and leisure club operators, Jamie Lyne and Simon Ryan.
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2024
22. Huddersfield Victorian Market
The Grade II* Listed market is expected to be restored and refurbished using £16.5m from the government’s Levelling Up Fund. The market is a key part of Huddersfield, and this work will create a vibrant and sustainable market with –...
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2023
21. Penistone Rail Line
Kirklees Council have been successful in a bid for £48m from the government’s Levelling Up Fund, to support major improvements to the Penistone rail line, which runs between Huddersfield, Penistone and Sheffield via Barnsley. The work will improve infrastructure and...
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2024
20. Investment Zone
The West Yorkshire Health Innovation and Digital Tech Investment Zone represents £160million funding for innovation infrastructure and development programmes, potentially unlocking a further £220 private sector investment, and creating more than 2,500 new jobs across the region. In Huddersfield, the...
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2025
19. John William Street
A grant of £610,500 has been approved by Kirklees Council for improvements to Grade II Listed buildings on John William Street, one of the most prominent streets leading from St. George’s Square. The improvements will include work on shopfronts, which...
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2024
18. Huddersfield Town Hall
Work has completed on the Town Hall’s roof, installing more durable materials and improving rainwater drainage. Protecting the Grade II Listed building from damage and damp for decades to come. As part of this work, some important conservation work to...
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2023
17. Globe
Built in 1887, this stunning mill conversion to Innovation Business Hub in the heart of Slaithwaite provides 80,000sq2 of mixed-use accommodation. The space includes a state-of-the-art innovation centre with laboratory facilities, medical suites and office accommodation supported by an Artisan...
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2024
16. Byram Arcade
Kirklees Council has been completed important repairs to the Byram Arcade – the oldest arcade of its kind in Huddersfield, which is home to many thriving local small businesses.
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2024
15. Accident and Emergency at Huddersfield Hospital
The new £15 million A&E at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary opened in May 2024. The new A&E is 50% bigger than the existing A&E at the other side of the hospital and the new facilities are state-of-the-art.
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2025
14. Estates Building
Kirklees Council has completed essential repairs and restoration of the historic features within the Grade II Listed Estate Buildings, to make sure the building is fit for repurposing as a new residential development within the planned Huddersfield Blueprint timeline. New...
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2024
13. Bus Station
Huddersfield bus station is undergoing a major revamp both inside and out, featuring a striking sweeping canopy with a living grass roof, which will run right across the main frontage from Macaulay Square to Upperhead Row. Underneath the canopy there...
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2023
12. Waste to Power Facility
£21M proposed by Kirklees Council for a plant to generate energy from waste to provide heating for town centre homes and businesses.
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2025
11. Trinity Road/Former Huddersfield Infirmary
A new store for Lidl has opened on the former college and hospital site. This being the first step to create a premier retail and residential development with later phases repurposing the hospital building itself and developing the adjacent land.
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2023
10. Transpennine Route Upgrade
Huddersfield is a major beneficiary of this multibillion-pound railway improvement scheme, improving speed and capacity for passengers travelling between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York and beyond. Work has started to transform Huddersfield’s Grade 1 Listed railway station and its forecourt.
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2023
9. Huddersfield Blueprint
The Huddersfield Blueprint is Kirklees Council’s overarching plan for the next decade of town centre regeneration and beyond. As well as encompassing developments like Our Cultural Heart, the reopening of the George Hotel and improvements to Kingsgate Shopping Centre, the...
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2023
8. St Georges Warehouse
The warehouse is awaiting completion of the TRU activity before redevelopment can begin. Links from the warehouse building area to the station and town centre are already being improved by the TRU related work, and significant investment will then be...
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2023
7. Station to Stadium Corridor
The West Yorkshire Health Innovation and Digital Tech Investment Zone represents £160million funding for innovation infrastructure and development programmes, potentially unlocking a further £220 private sector investment, and creating more than 2,500 new jobs across the region. In Huddersfield, the...
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2023
6. Renaissance Works
Already completed, SKA Developments has invested £10M in the redevelopment of the old Co-op building, now Renaissance Works, to provide quality residential accommodation for students.
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2025
5. National Health Innovation Campus
The National Health Innovation Campus is a transformative project for the people of the region. It will improve health outcomes and lead innovation in healthcare for the North of England, the UK and internationally. It will be the first of...
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2024
4. The Light – Leisure and Entertainment Complex
This new complex built within the Kingsgate Centre, not only houses 6 screens, each of between 90 and 130 seats with the best quality of picture and sound, but 15 other attractions – some of which are both new for...
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2023
3. George Hotel
Kirklees Council is restoring and renovating the historic George Hotel and has announced that conversation work to house the new bedrooms is now underway. It will reopen as a high quality 108 room hotel just off St. George’s Square, operated...
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2025
2. Crown House
Crown House, the former DWP building in the town centre, has new owners and is to become student accommodation featuring a cinema, gym and rooftop garden, development timing being linked to the National Health Innovation Campus build close by.
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2024
1. Our Cultural Heart
Kirklees Council has allocated £262m to create Our Cultural Heart, a vibrant new destination at the heart of the town centre including retail, restaurants, and both indoor and outdoor event venues. Work onsite began in summer 2024 and the first...
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