37 Westgate Bradford West Yorkshire BD1 2QT Data via plota.co.uk

26/01373/FUL - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Change of use of upper office floors to form 9No. apartments (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
19 Jun 2026
Consultation
19 Jun 2026
Refused
14 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 14 Aug 2026 · Area Planning Manager · Last checked 15 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

City Centre 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 ↗
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Nature recovery project: Bradford and South Pennines; Heritage at risk 61 m away: The Goitside, Bradford; 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
BD1 2QT
Received
19 Jun 2026
Validated
19 Jun 2026
Ward
City (ward 07)
Parish
Not In A Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Aug 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Decision level
Area Planning Manager
Applicant
Show
Agent
P N Bakes Architectural Consultancy

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 21% 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14859636
Neighbours
19 Jun 2026
Consultation
19 Jun 2026
Comments by
10 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
8 Jul 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