- Decision
- dismissed, 15 September 2026
- Decided by
- Planning Inspector: J D Westbrook
- Authority
- Bradford (Yorkshire and the Humber)
- Appeal reference
- 6010672
- Application reference
- 25/02921/FUL
- Procedure
- written representations
- Development
- Front extension for retail use
- Site context
- inside settlement
- Green Belt
- No
- Framework applied
- No Framework version cited
- Determinative policies
- Bradford CS DS1, Bradford CS TR2
- Development plan policies
- Bradford Core Strategy DS1, DS3, DS5, TR2
- Main issues
- character and appearance; highway safety
Summary
A front retail extension to a Bradford hall was dismissed. It harmed the façade and the street pattern, and it removed required parking, causing dangerous overspill (DL ¶10, ¶19).
What made the difference
Loss of the parking secured by a previous permission, together with extra trade. Decided on local plan policies only.
Policy findings
Policy codes are those of the National Planning Policy Framework (August 2026) unless a development plan is named.
| Policy | Finding | Weight | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| DP3 | fail | scale and design harm the original façade and the street pattern (DL 10) | |
| TR6 | fail | extra trade plus loss of parking required by an earlier permission causes overspill and danger (DL 19) |
Key facts
- Loss of on-site parking secured by an earlier permission (DL 19)
- Framework not cited
Sources
This note is one of the decisions behind the NPPF 2026 Navigator, which shows how each Framework test has been applied across all the decisions in the database. Also available as Markdown.