Former Site Of Wyke Library Huddersfield Road Bradford West Yorkshire BD12 8HS

19/01763/MAFMajor Full ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 2 September 2019

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Proposed 40 Bed Specialist care facility and 7 one-care bungalows with associated parking and landscaping

Received: 26 April 2019
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Ward: Wyke (ward 30)
Agent: Watson Batty Architects Ltd

ReceivedReceived26 Apr
ValidatedValidated26 Apr
Consult.Consultation14 Jun
TargetTarget Date26 Jul
DecidedDecided2 Sep

Decided in 129 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Former Site Of Wyke Library Huddersfield Road Bradford West Yorkshire BD12 8HS. Bradford has handled 5,271 applications of this type. This one was decided in 129 days, 10 weeks longer than Bradford's typical decision time. There have been 11 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across Wyke (ward 30). We hold 499 applications in total for the BD12 postcode area.

88% of full applications at Bradford Metropolitan District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: BD12 8HS
Application type: Major Full Application
Scale / size: Large
Parish: Not In A Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 April 2019
Consultation expiry: 14 June 2019
Consultation start: 24 May 2019
Consultation end: 14 June 2019
Neighbour consultation start: 2 September 2019
Neighbour consultation end: 30 May 2019
Last date for comments: 14 June 2019
Target decision date: 26 July 2019
Committee meeting: 19 August 2019
Permission expires: 2 September 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent: Watson Batty Architects Ltd
Architect profile: WATSON BATTY ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address: Shires House Shires Road Guiseley Leeds LS20 8EU United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 17 May 2019
Advertisement expiry: 7 June 2019
Site notice start: 20 May 2019
Site notice end: 12 June 2019

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-07787317
Documents: 49

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

2016
29 Jul
Demolition of Police Call-in-Station and construction of new Police Call-in-Station, 3 bungalows and a 64…
ApprovedMajor Outline Application16/03851/MAO

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