The three week publicity period for the revised scheme officially ends on Friday (July 25), but according to Calderdale Council, people can make representations right up until it goes to the planning committee expected to be sometime in September.
Two local Calderdale councillors have now arranged a public meeting for local residents to have their say on the scheme - the single biggest development project planned for the town centre for more than 50 years - on September 2.

More than 1,200 people visited the developers' Hebden Royd Development LLP public exhibition which included maps and drawings of the scheme with the so-called "wonky" houses, shops, flats and multi-storey car park were put on display.

Mr David Fletcher for the developers said: "The exhibition has been a huge success and by popular demand we shall be repeating the show on Friday, August 1, and Saturday, August 2, at Linden Arts Mill, Hebden Bridge."

Meanwhile Calder Civic Trust formally objected to the scheme this week and urged those who remain opposed to the scheme to ensure objections are lodged with Calderdale before the deadline.

Local Calderdale councillors Janet Battye and Nader Fekri have welcomed more consultation with local residents on the proposals , but have also expressed serious concerns about how the process is being handled.

"We are inviting the Regeneration Officer responsible for the Development Brief to explain it, the planners to describe the process and the developers to answer any questions. We hope that by the end of the meeting, local people will be clear about the plans for Garden Street and what is happening.
"It is also important that local people send their objections in by Friday this week," added Coun Fekri.
Chair of the Calder Civic Trust Nicola Milburn-Jones said members had submitted a formal objection to the revised scheme.
" Whilst the revised plans have incorporated some changes, generally the key principles of our previous objection stand. We urge those who remain opposed to the development to ensure objections are lodged again to Calderdale Council.
"Furthermore, we are disappointed that there has been a lack of time and opportunity provided due to the revised plans coinciding with the holiday period. Further frustration has been added by representatives of Calderdale as to the date period for comment/objection process following the submission of the revised plans," she added.
The Trust's objections are the scheme is inappropriate for Hebden Bridge and the conservation area; out of scale with other buildings; will make traffic worse rather than better – does not solve the parking problem; no need for new housing /apartments in area; affordable housing is low; no need for further retail units; and is a saturation development of Hebden Bridge centre.
The mixed-use development scheme includes 160 car parking spaces, a hidden car stacker system (an automatic multi storey car park which reduces the time taken for the driver to park) , 48 residential properties consisting of 24 one and two bedroom apartments and 24 houses with 10 per cent of the development for affordable housing, eight small retail units and eight start enterprise units for small local businesses.
The current car park houses 55 spaces and the revised scheme will double it to 110 with a further 50 spaces for the residential properties and contract parking.
The revised details are in response to comments raised by members of the public following the original application which caused huge controversy earlier this year. It led to a 1,100 plus petition against the scheme and objections from Hebden Royd Town Council and the Civic Trust.

Because of these concerns, they plan to hold a public meeting for residents before the matter is decided.

Councillor Battye said: "The developers originally put their plans in 12 months ago and they tell us that they have been working with the planners since then. It is just unbelievable that, between them, they have created such chaos over the process of consulting local people. They have had a long time to get this right.

"When we learnt that Calderdale planners were about to begin the formal process, we asked them not to do it during the summer holidays. The agent for the developers is on holiday and the planners want him present at a public meeting, but he's not back until after the end of the formal consultation process."

Councillor Fekri added: "We are concerned that the picture keeps shifting. We are told that more changes could be made to the plans. While it is good that they appear to be prepared to respond to comments, there has got to come a stage when it stops and a decision is taken.

"We have been told that the matter is likely to be considered by the planning committee in mid-September but that, although the formal consultation periods ends on Friday this week the planners will accept comments right up to the meeting. So we are proposing to host a public meeting on Tuesday September 2.