Apartment 11 Colonial Building 135 - 139 Sunbridge Road Bradford West Yorkshire BD1 2NB Data via plota.co.uk

26/02637/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Blocking up existing fire exit door to west elevation and creation of new fire exit door to south elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
23 Jul 2026
Consultation
28 Jul 2026
Approved
10 Sept 2026

Approved on 10 Sept 2026 · Senior Planning Officer · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Colonial Buildings
List entry 1314113 · 28 m from the pin · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Goitside 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 ↗
Heritage at risk: The Goitside, Bradford
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Bradford and South Pennines; Inside the Bradford built-up area; Air quality management area 49 m away: AQMA No.3.
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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
BD1 2NB
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Manningham (Ward 20)
Parish
Not In A Parish
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
10 Sept 2026
Decision level
Senior Planning Officer
Applicant
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Agent
53 Degrees North UK Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 7 days faster than Bradford's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
901decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15104765
Consultation
28 Jul 2026
Comments by
2 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Sept 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