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Bradford And District Newspapers Newsquest Hall Ings Bradford West Yorkshire BD1 1JR

25/04729/LBCListed Building ConsentAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Works to facilitate conversion of existing listed office building to create 57 residential apartments with associated internal amenity space, external improvements such as new window and doors, existing roof refurbishment new gutters and fall pipes.

Received
3 February 2026
Decision due
31 March 2026
Ward
City (ward 07)
Agent
Beckwith Design Associates Ltd
  1. Received3 Feb
  2. Validated3 Feb
  3. Consult.3 Mar
  4. Target31 Mar
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a heritage application for window replacement at Bradford And District Newspapers Newsquest Hall Ings Bradford West Yorkshire BD1 1JR. Bradford has handled 397 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 3 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the City Centre conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across City (ward 07). We hold 87 applications in total for the BD1 postcode area.

84% of heritage 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
BD1 1JR
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
57
Parish
Not In A Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 February 2026
Consultation expiry
13 March 2026
Consultation start
10 February 2026
Consultation end
3 March 2026
Last date for comments
13 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Beckwith Design Associates Ltd
Architect profile
BECKWITH DESIGN ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Agent address
The Studio 53 Leeds Road Bradford BD1 5AF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
20 February 2026
Advertisement expiry
13 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14583008
Documents
30

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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

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    3 Feb

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    PendingMajor Full ApplicationFiled alongside25/04728/MAF
  2. 2026
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    Works to facilitate conversion of existing listed office building to create 57 residential apartments with…

    This applicationPendingListed building consent25/04729/LBC

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