Spring Mill House Main Street Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0DX Data via plota.co.uk

26/02297/PN3MA - Commercial, Business and Service uses to Refused

Proposal

Change of use of upper floors to form eight apartments Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 27 Jul 2026
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Consultation
11 Aug 2026
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Refused
21 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 21 Sept 2026 · Area Planning Manager · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Spring Mill House
List entry 1199856 · 29 m away · 5 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 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 ↗
Wilsden 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.
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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 Wilsden built-up area; 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 · Not green belt · 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.

Building

Floor area862 m² (9,278 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 67)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2014, 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
Commercial, Business and Service uses to
Postcode
BD15 0DX
Received
around 27 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Bingley West (Ward 04)
Parish
Wilsden Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not PD Planning Reqd All
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Area Planning Manager
Applicant
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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 19% 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 →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 24 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14999408
Planning Portal ref
PP-14999408
Neighbours
21 Sept 2026
Consultation
11 Aug 2026
Comments by
21 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
1 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Sept 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

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.