Community Centre Dracup Avenue Bradford West Yorkshire BD7 2RJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01607/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Construction of single storey 'Men's Shed' community workshop on existing hardstanding at Scholemoor Beacon Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 May 2026
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Consultation
20 May 2026
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Approved
9 Jul 2026

Approved on 9 Jul 2026 · Area Planning Manager · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Bradford and South Pennines; Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bradford built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1927 m away: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Bradford
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
BD7 2RJ
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
Great Horton (ward 11)
Parish
Not In A Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
9 Jul 2026
Decision level
Area Planning Manager
Applicant
Show
Agent
Heritage Planning Design Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 92% of community buildings here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
26decided in the last year

Plota live figures for community buildings decided by Bradford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bradford decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14912365
Planning Portal ref
PP-14912365
Consultation
20 May 2026
Comments by
10 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bradford
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#195 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Bradford ranks #192 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Bradford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #188 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #200 of 296
58%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #192 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #148 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
252 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
22 decided (10+ homes)
76%
Change of use approved
101 decided
2,322
Total decisions
323 refused in the year to March 2026