2 Hawes Grove Bradford West Yorkshire BD5 9AN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00948/CLP - Cert of Lawfulness of Proposed Use Approved

Proposal

Use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3a) as care home (Use Class C2) for maximum of 1 child with 2 carers working on rota basis Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
18 Mar 2026
Consultation
24 Mar 2026
Approved
28 May 2026

Approved on 28 May 2026 · Area Planning Manager · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Bradford and South Pennines; Inside the Bradford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Cert of Lawfulness of Proposed Use
Postcode
BD5 9AN
Received
18 Mar 2026
Validated
18 Mar 2026
Ward
Wibsey (ward 27)
Parish
Not In A Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 May 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
28 May 2026
Decision level
Area Planning Manager
Applicant
Show
Agent
Planning Management Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 71 days from validation, 15 days slower than Bradford's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 79% of changes of use here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
152decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Bradford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bradford decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14661018
Consultation
24 Mar 2026
Comments by
14 Apr 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