Bradford planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Bradford Metropolitan District Council, updated daily. Bradford Metropolitan District Council received 945 planning applications in the last 90 days, 9 of them major schemes. 82% of the applications it decided were approved.
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Recent applications in Bradford
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
A Leadbeater Transport 553 Wyke Lane Wyke Bradford West Yorkshire BD12 9EQ
Nine-dwelling redevelopment with demolition, Bradford, at full application stage. Clears existing transport buildings on Wyke Lane for nine new homes and a replacement access, now at full application. Demolition, groundworks, brickwork and drainage packages suit local contractors, with the access…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Dean Brow Farm Old Road Denholme Bradford West Yorkshire BD13 4EL
Two-dwelling barn conversion, Denholme, full planning stage. Converts an attached barn at Dean Brow Farm into two homes, at full application stage. Roofing, glazing, joinery and M&E fit-out for the new dwellings suit local subcontractors, with insulation and drainage also in scope.
BrickworkRoofingGlazing
6 Beckfoot Lane Bingley West Yorkshire BD16 1LX
Single detached house in Bingley at full planning stage. One new dwelling on a Beckfoot Lane plot, with the full application still awaiting a decision. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages suit local small-builder subcontractors and masonry and roofing suppliers.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
The Old Crown Dye Works Birkshall Lane Bradford West Yorkshire BD4 8TB
Two retrospective industrial shed units, Bradford, full application stage. Regularises two open-fronted steel-framed sheds at Birkshall Lane, already erected without prior consent. Steel fabricators, roofing sheet suppliers and groundworkers may find remedial, yard surfacing or drainage work tied…
GroundworksStructural frameSteel
Windward 29 Breakmoor Avenue Silsden Keighley West Yorkshire BD20 9PW
Single detached dwelling with stable conversion, Silsden, full application. One new detached house plus a stable conversion to domestic storage, at full planning stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages suit local trades for this small build.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
12A Spring Bank Place Bradford West Yorkshire BD8 7BX
Single new dwelling scheme in Bradford, at full planning stage. Erects one new home on a plot at 12A Spring Bank Place, BD8, with planning at full application stage. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and M&E packages suit small local contractors and builders' merchants supplying a single-plot build.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
New Close Farm Brighouse And Denholme Road Denholme Bradford West Yorkshire BD13 3SN
Two-turbine wind replacement scheme, Denholme, Bradford, at full application stage. Replaces two farm turbines at New Close Farm with new units on fresh foundations. Foundation groundworks, tower steelwork, turbine installation and grid connection cabling are the packages open to specialist…
GroundworksSteelRenewables
599 Manchester Road Bradford West Yorkshire BD5 7QT
Car wash and tyre centre addition, Bradford, at full application stage. Adds a hand car wash and tyre fitting bay to an existing car sales site on Manchester Road. Drainage interceptors, forecourt surfacing and tyre bay fit-out are the packages open to local groundworks and mechanical…
GroundworksDrainageFit-out
148 Long Lane Harden Bingley West Yorkshire BD16 1BY
Garage-to-dwelling conversion, Harden, Bradford. Converts an existing detached garage at 148 Long Lane into a standalone home at full application stage. Insulation, glazing, first-fix M&E and drainage connections are the packages for local fit-out and joinery subcontractors.
Fit-outM&EInsulation
Unit 4 Fitzwilliam Street Bradford West Yorkshire BD4 7BL
Commercial unit subdivision in Bradford, at full application stage. Splits an existing Fitzwilliam Street unit into two separate commercial units with independent occupation. Partition walls, fire separation, separate services and fit-out work suit local fit-out and M&E subcontractors.
Fit-outM&E
36 Titus Street Saltaire Shipley West Yorkshire BD18 4LU
Listed Saltaire terrace house, timber window and door replacement, consent sought. Listed building consent for heritage double glazing and painted timber external doors at 36 Titus Street, Bradford. Bespoke joinery and heritage-spec glazing suit specialist joiners and conservation glaziers working…
GlazingJoinery
St Saviour Church Long Lane Harden Bingley BD16 1LJ
Church window glazing upgrade, Harden, Bingley, at full application stage. Replaces existing church windows with 24mm double-glazed units and relocates stained glass panels internally. Specialist glaziers and stained glass conservators are the packages to target, alongside glazing units and window…
Glazing
18 Lynfield Drive Bradford West Yorkshire BD9 6DX
Dwelling-to-care-home change of use, Bradford, full application. Converts an existing house at 18 Lynfield Drive into a C2 residential care home. Fire compartmentation, en-suite fit-out and M&E upgrades suit care-sector fit-out contractors, with sanitaryware and fire doors also in scope.
Fit-outM&E
43 Saltaire Road Shipley West Yorkshire BD18 3HZ
Retrospective shopfront and signage retention, Shipley, full application. Retains an existing Shipley shopfront with new decorative panelling and detailing, plus signage, at full application stage. The work is already installed, so joinery and glazing opportunities are limited to matching adjoining…
JoineryGlazing
5 Fyfe Crescent Baildon West Yorkshire BD17 6DR
Two-storey side extension to semi-detached home, Baildon. Adds a two-storey side extension and internal alterations to an existing house, at full householder stage. Brickwork, roofing, steel lintels and glazing are the packages local trades can quote for.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Planning appeals in Bradford Metropolitan District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Bradford Metropolitan District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Bradford Metropolitan District Council, raw rate
23.1%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
28.4%
national rates applied to this caseload
5.3 percentage points below expected. Bradford Metropolitan District Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
1,230 appeals counted, 1,140 judged either way (263 allowed, 877 dismissed), 90 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 23% | 28.8% | 390 | 387 | 89 |
| Householder (HAS) | 27.2% | 35.6% | 371 | 360 | 98 |
| Enforcement Notice | 10.4% | 13.5% | 216 | 182 | 19 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 29.5% | 33.3% | 89 | 88 | 26 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 23.4% | 20.6% | 74 | 64 | 15 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 50% | 36.9% | 23 | 22 | 11 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 5.3% | 25% | 22 | 19 | 1 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | 0% | 8.1% | 11 | 8 | 0 |
13 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14D | None judged | Not published | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Common Land | None judged | Not published | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Advert Discontinuance | Too few judged | 19.1% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| High Hedges | None judged | 28.5% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Called In Planning Application | Too few judged | 72.4% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts) | Too few judged | 27.6% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Purchase Notice | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Modifications | Too few judged | 100% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tree Replacement Notice | None judged | 31.9% | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Bradford Metropolitan District Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Bradford Metropolitan District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent199 homes
- Affordable rent33 homes
- Shared ownership8 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Bradford Metropolitan District Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder88% (1205 decided)
- other77% (381 decided)
- residential77% (194 decided)
- commercial77% (138 decided)
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