Container Yard Windhill Old Station Leeds Road Shipley West Yorkshire BD18 1BP Data via plota.co.uk

26/02716/FUL - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Installation of 60 self storage shipping container units and formation of timber security fencing (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
6 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
24 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
1 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 1 Oct 2026 · Area Planning Manager · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Leeds Liverpool Canal conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Bradford and South Pennines; Radon affected area, class 4; National infrastructure project: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; Coalfield, development low risk area; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Shipley built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
BD18 1BP
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Windhill & Wrose (Ward 28)
Parish
Not In A Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
1 Oct 2026
Decision level
Area Planning Manager
Applicant
Show
Agent
Code L6 Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 20% of commercial and major works here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
72decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Bradford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bradford decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15120754
Planning Portal ref
PP-15120754
Consultation
24 Aug 2026
Comments by
24 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
3 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Oct 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

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