Cabinet approve heritage funding for John William Street, Huddersfield
Cabinet have just approved a grant to support the development of Grade II Listed buildings on John William Street in Huddersfield.
What will this funding be used for?
The grant, which totals £610,500, will be used to make improvements to 19-33a John William Street, a terrace of three-storey, stone-fronted buildings made up of housing, shops and commercial spaces.
John William Street is one of Huddersfield’s busiest and most prominent streets leading from St. George’s Square. These buildings are Grade II Listed because of their significant architectural and historic interest, and they sit within the Huddersfield Town Centre Conservation Area and the Huddersfield High Street Heritage Action Zone – which attracted significant investment from Historic England – as well as the HLRS priority area.
The improvements will include work on shopfronts, which will bring their look and feel more in line with the building’s heritage and architecture, and will bring empty properties within the building back into use.
Where has this funding come from?
This funding has come from the Heritage-Led Regeneration Scheme (HLRS), a capital grant scheme which was approved by Cabinet back in 2019.
If you’d like to find out more about how this and other council funding works, check out council funding explained.
Councillor Graham Turner, Cabinet Member for Finance & Regeneration, says:
“While we’re very much looking to the future with all our town centre developments, we’re also future-proofing our beautiful heritage. These buildings, on one of Huddersfield’s busiest streets, have so much potential. We want to see that potential realised, and make sure they remain not only functional but thriving for many years to come.”