# Kensington Hall, 25-27 Kensington Street, Bradford (front retail extension)

- **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
- **Tags:** design-refusal, highway-safety, retail, tier-2

## 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
- **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
- https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/comment-planning-appeal/appeals/6010672
- https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/published-document/c9c1db14-a5e5-4e83-8eaf-435d525b09ef

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