What’s happened so far? |

Yorkshire Water presented their plans to the community in February 2012. The plans involved the total demolition of the stepped, stone spillway and its replacement with a concrete ramp. There was no evidence that heritage work had been undertaken by Yorkshire Water and virtually no consideration given to its ‘listed’ status.
Local people gathered together under the ‘Save Butterley Spillway’ banner to challenge the plans.
A series of meetings took place with Yorkshire Water but the community was not listened to.
In September 2012 the Victorian Society announced the spillway as one of the 10 most endangered Victorian buildings in the country. The Council for British Archaeology also objected to the proposals.
After making limited improvements to the design, Yorkshire Water submitted its planning and listed building consent applications in July 2013. They were unanimously refused by Kirklees Council in January 2014.
Yorkshire Water appealed the decisions and a public inquiry took place in January 2015.
In March 2015 the Secretary of State allowed Yorkshire Water’s appeal and granted permission for the works.
In May 2015 the Statutory Appeal was filed by local resident Colin Anderson seeking to quash the Secretary of State’s decision to grant permission for the works.