7 Albion Court Bradford West Yorkshire BD1 1QS Data via plota.co.uk

26/02750/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of Use Restaurant to Sui Generis Student Accommodation refurbishing the property with new windows Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Consultation
15 Sept 2026
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Approved
8 Oct 2026

Approved on 8 Oct 2026 · Senior Planning Officer · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
27 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 47, QUEENSGATE (See details for further address information), Grade II, 47 m away · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 24 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Show all 27 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Bradford and South Pennines; Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; 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 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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 3

Last sold for £92,000 in December 2024. Terraced house, freehold.

17 December 2024£92,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
20 December 2016£43,000
1 January 2007£35,000

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

Building

Floor area193 m² (2,077 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 96)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
BD1 1QS
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
City (Ward 08)
Parish
Not In A Parish
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
8 Oct 2026
Decision level
Senior Planning Officer
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 58 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 81% 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
15 Sept 2026
Comments by
6 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
12 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Oct 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

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.

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.