Aire View Infant School Aire View Silsden Keighley West Yorkshire BD20 0AW Data via plota.co.uk

25/02026/MAO - Major Outline Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Outline application for demolition of school buildings and construction of 22 houses requesting consideration of scale, layout, access and appearance Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 2 Jul 2025
✓
Consultation
5 Sept 2025
Decision
Target date was 1 Oct 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 483.

The consultation period closed on 26 Sept 2025.

Documents 30

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Bradford and South Pennines; Radon affected area, class 2; Conservation area 46 m away: Leeds Liverpool Canal; Inside the Silsden built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 14 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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
Major Outline Application
Postcode
BD20 0AW
Received
around 2 Jul 2025
Validated
2 Jul 2025
Ward
Craven (ward 09)
Parish
Silsden Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Oct 2025
Applicant
Show
Agent
Watts Planning
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 483, past the statutory target. 60% of outline applications in Bradford are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 21 Oct 2026.

Day 483392 days past the 91-day target
40%decided within 8 weeks
63%approved
40%go to committee

Plota live figures for outline applications decided by Bradford in the last twelve months, from validation. Bradford decision record →

Public comments

7comments received
4 objecting3 neutral

57% object · below the UK average of 74%

57 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14023695
Planning Portal ref
PP-14023695
Neighbours
18 Jul 2025
Consultation
5 Sept 2025
Comments by
26 Sept 2025
Site or press notice
6 Aug 2025
Statutory expiry
1 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No
Bradford
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#195 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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

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.