The site is divided into two parcels with multiple owners, with an existing long term tenant. Several complex title issues and geographical constraints were identified, including a main gas mains & PROW running directly through the site and major ecology concerns.

The site was allocated as greenbelt and had title connections to other parcels in the area. Major challenges included significant high-wall mining issues, noise from nearby highways, a pylon located across the site, and level concerns affecting drainage.

The site had been classified as a stalled site by Kirklees Council for many years due to a range of complexities. These included surrounding properties, visual splay requirements, rights of access to rear gardens on legal titles, adverse possession claims, and other historically recorded impacts. These issues made it virtually impossible to commence building, despite previous approvals. The previous landowner spent tens of thousands of pounds on wasted applications and time with no progress.

The site owner is in the process of securing adverse possession of the land, which is not designated for any specific use in the local plan. The site presents several challenges, including topographical issues, the close proximity of surrounding properties complicating site layout, as well as mining concerns and the presence of knotweed

The site was originally purchased from Peel Holdings with outline planning permission; however, the consent had several title and boundary issues that would have made the houses unsellable. Additionally, at that time, Cube did not have a development team capable of building the homes within the allocated budget.

The site was allocated as white land and open space in the local plan. It included an abandoned dwelling, various outbuildings from multiple businesses that had operated there over the years, and faced several challenges, including rights of way issues, flood risk, severely overgrown vegetation, and an unregistered land parcel.