20 Fern Hill Road Shipley West Yorkshire BD18 4SL Data via plota.co.uk

26/02552/HOU - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Air conditioning units on gable wall (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Consultation
24 Aug 2026
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Approved
29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Area Planning Manager · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

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; World heritage site 206 m away: Saltaire; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Shipley built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £730,000 in August 2020. Detached house, freehold.

10 August 2020£730,000
7 April 1995£220,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area470 m² (5,059 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (33 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 12 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas, Boiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2019, 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
Householder Application
Postcode
BD18 4SL
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Shipley (Ward 23)
Parish
Shipley Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Area Planning Manager
Applicant
Show
Agent
C49 Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 86% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
52decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Bradford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bradford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15089955
Planning Portal ref
PP-15089955
Neighbours
6 Aug 2026
Consultation
24 Aug 2026
Comments by
14 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
29 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.