Garden Centre Harden Lane Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD16 1BG Data via plota.co.uk

26/03337/MAF - Major Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Extension to existing garden centre for an extension to provide an indoor play facility, cafe and outdoor play area, associated landscaping and infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 24 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 19 Nov 2026, from Bradford's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 6 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 11

Green belt: South and West Yorkshire
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Bradford and South Pennines; Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; National infrastructure project 328 m away: Calderdale Energy Park, at pre-application; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Harden built-up area; Priority habitat 20 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land 43 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
Major Full Application
Postcode
BD16 1BG
Received
around 24 Sept 2026
Validated
24 Sept 2026
Ward
Bingley West (Ward 04)
Parish
Wilsden Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Johnson Mowat Planning

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Bradford usually decides commercial and major works by day 56.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
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

No public comments yet.

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15228746
Planning Portal ref
PP-15228746
Neighbours
28 Sept 2026
Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Comments by
6 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
16 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Bradford
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#195 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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