Valley House Valley Road Bradford West Yorkshire BD1 4RY Data via plota.co.uk

26/00076/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of Use of builders merchant warehouse with partial demolition to create car showroom with ancillary servicing/repair (Sui Generis) and associated parking and external works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Feb 2026
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Consultation
6 Feb 2026
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Approved
5 Jun 2026

Approved on 5 Jun 2026 · Area Planning Manager · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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 1253 m away: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £3,500,000 in September 2021. Other property, freehold.

2 September 2021£3,500,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area4,739 m² (51,010 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 69)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Bradford
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
BD1 4RY
Received
5 Feb 2026
Validated
5 Feb 2026
Ward
Bolton And Undercliffe (ward 04)
Parish
Not In A Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Apr 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
5 Jun 2026
Decision level
Area Planning Manager
Applicant
Show
Agent
Emily Dickinson Architects Ltd
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 120 days from validation, 64 days slower than Bradford's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 81% of changes of use here are.

62%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
227decided 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-14603834
Planning Portal ref
PP-14603834
Neighbours
6 Feb 2026
Consultation
6 Feb 2026
Comments by
1 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
19 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bradford
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#195 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.