Wadsworth Mill Jew Lane Oxenhope Keighley West Yorkshire BD22 9NE Data via plota.co.uk

26/02789/MAF - Major Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Demolition of existing structures. Development of eight terraced dwellings (reconstruction of the former mill building), fourteen new build dwellings. With associated parking, landscaping and biodiversity enhancments. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
18 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision soon after comments close on 19 Oct 2026, from Bradford's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 19 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 10

Oxenhope Lower Town 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 ↗
Public footpath 25 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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; Inside the Oxenhope built-up area; Priority habitat 11 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Green belt 21 m away: South and West Yorkshire; 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Bradford
Application type
Major Full Application
Postcode
BD22 9NE
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Worth Valley (Ward 29)
Parish
Oxenhope Village Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Addison Planning Consultants Ltd
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 52 of the 91-day target. Bradford usually decides demolitions by day 56.

Day 5239 days to the 91-day target
78%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
152decided in the last year

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

Public comments

48comments received
47 objecting1 supporting

98% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14932307
Planning Portal ref
PP-14932307
Consultation
28 Sept 2026
Comments by
19 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
28 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Nov 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

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

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.