18 Bolton Road Bradford West Yorkshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/02168/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Works to faciliate the Change of use of Ground Floor meeting/waiting room to Cafe Bar use cass E(b) with seating area with internal alterations to First floor. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Jun 2026
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Consultation
17 Jun 2026
✓
Approved
12 Aug 2026

Approved on 12 Aug 2026 · Area Planning Manager · Last checked 12 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Bolton House
List entry 1186040 · 0 m away · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 7 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 ↗
Cathedral Precinct 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Bradford
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
BD2 4BT
Received
17 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jun 2026
Ward
City (Ward 08)
Parish
Not In A Parish
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
12 Aug 2026
Decision level
Area Planning Manager
Applicant
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Agent
363 Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 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 12 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15016709
Planning Portal ref
PP-15016709
Consultation
17 Jun 2026
Comments by
17 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
26 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Aug 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