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

26/02295/FUL - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use and conversion of office accommodation (Use Class E) within Cottage, Link Building and part of the Spring Mill to form 3No. apartments; external alterations to Spring Mill including French doors with glazed Juliet balconies to NW elevation and revised fenestration to NE elevation; parking and boundary treatment works; infilling of one pond; restoration of a second pond; and single storey outbuilding to west side of site… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Jul 2026
Consultation
24 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Sept 2026, from Bradford's recent changes of use. The consultation period closed on 28 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Spring Mill House
List entry 1199856 · 29 m from the pin · 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.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Bradford and South Pennines; Inside the Wilsden built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
BD15 0DX
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Bingley West (Ward 04)
Parish
Wilsden Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
P N Bakes Architectural Consultancy

Decision outlook

Day 53 of the 56-day target. Bradford usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 533 days to the 56-day target
72%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
152decided 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

4comments received
2 objecting2 neutral

50% object · below the UK average of 75%

23 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14989413
Neighbours
24 Jul 2026
Consultation
24 Jul 2026
Comments by
28 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
5 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
18 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