Below we have summarised the current Planning Applications in the Wilsden Parish Council. When an application has been accepted by Bradford Council Planning Department they will immediately consult the Parish Council who have to respond within 21 days. Within about one week the Parish Clerk will decide the date of the meeting that will consider this application. The Parish Council meeting is open all and if residents wish to speak about a particular application, whether they are for or against, this will generally be allowed. Once the Parish Council has decided whether they support or oppose an application the table below will be updated and Bradford Planning Department will be notified of the decision. The Parish Council has the option of requesting that a particular application is considered by the Shipley Planning Panel or is decided by a Planning Officer. Once a decision has been reached this information will be recorded in the table below.
For any further information on any of the planning applications please click on https://planning.bradford.gov.uk/online-applications/ and enter the planning application reference number.
| Ref No: | Application Details | Date received | Date on Agenda | Parish Council Decision | Bradford Met. Planning Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/03917/FUL | Proposal: Conversion of an existing stable block to three bedroom dwelling (Retrospective) Grid Ref: 408704 435483 Location: Lane Side Stables Lane Side Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0DA | 5th November 2025 | 1st December 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council has no comment | |
| 25/03275/MAF | Proposal: Construction, operation and decommissioning of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility and associated infrastructure Grid Ref: 408733 434726 Location: Land To North And South Wilsden Old Allen Road BD13 3RU | 20th October 2025 | 3rd November 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council objects to planning application 25/03275/MAF. The proposed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility lacks sufficient screening provision to mitigate its visual and environmental impact on the surrounding landscape. The Council is also concerned about the absence of detailed plans for the decommissioning and full restoration of the land at the end of the facility’s operational life. Clear and enforceable restoration commitments are essential to ensure the long-term protection of the local environment and community interests | |
| 25/03498/FUL | Proposal: Equestrian storage building Grid Ref: 409593 435387 Location: New House Livery Stables Bob Lane Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0LQ | 16th October 2025 | 3rd November 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council supports this application. | |
| 25/03896/FUL | Proposal: Stable block (Retrospective) Grid Ref: 408704 435483 Location: Lane Side Stables Lane Side Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0DA | 15th October 2025 | 3rd November 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council Supports this application. | |
| 25/03773/FUL | Proposal: Proposed agricultural building. Grid Ref: 407675 435429 Location: Birchenlea Farm Station Road Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0BS | 15th October 2025 | 3rd November 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council supports this application | |
| 25/03846/CLP | Proposal: Rear dormer window and rooflights to front Location: 68 Wellington Road Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0LX | 15th October 2025 | 3rd November 2025 | No comment | |
| 25/03752/LBC | Proposal: Replacement of raised timber decking and erection of rear boundary fence together with replacement front door. Grid Ref: 409086 436703 Location: 5 Smithy Lane Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0EG | 6th October 2025 | 3rd November 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council does not support this application. The proposed new fencing would be significantly higher than the existing fence and noticeably taller than other boundary treatments on the street, which would negatively impact the visual character of the area. The Council recommends that the fence height remains as currently approved. The proposed decking and replacement front door is acceptable. | Application Refused |
| 25/03751/HOU | Proposal: Replacement of raised timber decking and erection of rear boundary fence together with replacement front door. Grid Ref: 409086 436703 Location: 5 Smithy Lane Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0EG | 9th October 2025 | 3rd November 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council does not support this application. The proposed new fencing would be significantly higher than the existing fence and noticeably taller than other boundary treatments on the street, which would negatively impact the visual character of the area. The Council recommends that the fence height remains as currently approved. The proposed decking and replacement front door is acceptable. | |
| 25/03721/HOU | Proposal: Insertion of rooflights Grid Ref: 409409 436123 Location: 15 Lister Ville Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0BA | 3rd October | 3rd November 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council supports this application. | Applcation Decided, Permitted Development |
| 25/03553/VOC | Proposal: Variation of conditions 3 (permission time period) and 29 (restoration scheme) of permission 24/04720/MAF: to change wording of condition 3 to be 40No. years from first import of electricity and condition 29 to be within 12No. months of expiry of planning permission or within 6No. months of ceasing to store electricity Grid Ref: 409309 435364 Location: Land At Grid Ref 409309 435364 Lane Side Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire | 9th October 2025 | 3rd November 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council does not support this application. The proposed variation could result in a significantly extended operational period, especially if construction is delayed or prolonged. This risks the site and disruption to residents remaining active well beyond the intended 40-year timeframe, undermining the original planning controls and long-term restoration commitments. It also risks prolonging the inevitable distribution to residents who live nearby. | |
| 25/03015/CLE | Proposal: Equestrian use of land and buildings Grid Ref: 408948 435464 Location: Stables To South Of Lane Side Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire | 29th September 2025 | 6th October 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council suggests that a look at records of the use of this field will find that it has historically been used for keeping horses. | Application Granted |
| 25/02755/FUL | Proposal: Installation of ground mounted solar panels and erection of a timber shed Grid Ref: 407632 435971 Location: 5 Hewenden Cullingworth Road Cullingworth Bradford West Yorkshire BD13 5BP | 10th September 2025 | 6th October 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council supports this application subject to the approval of the Biodiversity Officer. | Application Granted |
| 25/02681/FUL | Proposal: Construction of 5no stables Grid Ref: 408889 435486 Location: Land Opposite 12 Thornfield Terrace Lanesde Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire | 15th September 2025 | 6th October 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council opposes this application on the grounds that it is an inappropriate development on green belt land. The main objection is because the purpose is equestrian and not agriculture. In addition, the entrance from the road is unsuitable to handle the increase of traffic and large vehicles exiting and accessing the property. | Application Refused |
| 25/02976/HOU | Proposal: Demolition of the existing porch and sheds. Single storey side extension forming a new hallway and porch, with a cloak and utility room, and home office and playroom. Grid Ref: 409870 435450 Location: 44 Windy Grove Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0LA | 20th August 2025 | 1st September 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council has no objections in principle to this application, but would request that the proposed extension be set back so that it is in line with the original porch rather than the main building. | Application Granted |
| 25/02439/HOU | Proposal: Demolition of garage and construction of single storey side extension, permeable parking area to front and alterations to rear Grid Ref: 408865 436765 Location: 3 Stapper Green Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0HQ | 7th July 2025 | 4th August 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council has no objection to this application. | Application Granted |
| 25/02091/MAO | Proposal: Outline planning permission for demolition of equestrian buildings, construction of up to 20 dwellings, and associated works, with all matters reserved, except for access to the site (access within the site is reserved) Grid Ref: 409984 435290 Location: Gazeby Hall Farm Back Lane Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 9AB | 7th July 2025 | 4th August 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council has no objection to this application. However, it asks that the Design Codes in the Wilsden Neighbourhood Plan are taken into account in the construction of the new buildings. | |
| 25/02175/HOU | Proposal: Detached storage barn to be used for ancillary purposes to the main dwelling Grid Ref: 408686 435463 Location: The Bungalow Lane Side Stables Lane Side Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0DA | 4th July 2025 | 4th August 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council does not support this application. As no clarification has been provided for its intended use, it is not suitable to be built on Green Belt Land. | Application Refused |
| 25/02128/ADV | Proposal: 1.8m by 0.5m internally illuminated digital display screen positioned inside the store window Grid Ref: 409306 436119 Location: Co Op Food Store 1 Royd Street Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0HS | 25th June 2025 | 7th July 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council Supports this Application | Application Granted |
| 25/01636/FUL | Proposal: Addition of single window to ground floor of Unit 1a Grid Ref: 407760 436440 Location: Bents Mill Hallas Bridge Cullingworth Bradford West Yorkshire | 11th June 2025 | 7th July 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council Supports this Application | Application Granted |
| 25/01780/CLP | Proposal: Demolition of existing conservatory. Construction of single-storey rear extension. Grid Ref: 408710 436629 Location: 60 Birchlands Avenue Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0HB | 6th June 2025 | 7th July 2025 | As this is a CLP document Wilsden Parish Council has no comment to make. | Application Granted |
| 25/01637/LBC | Proposal: Addition of single window to ground floor of Unit 1a Grid Ref: 407760 436440 Location: Bents Mill Hallas Bridge Cullingworth Bradford West Yorkshire | 4th June 2025 | 7th July 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council Supports this Application | Application Granted |
| 25/01419/FUL | Proposal: Demolition of stables, construction of one dwelling, and associated works Grid Ref: 408982 435549 Location: Stables To South Of Lane End House Lane Side Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0ND | 28th May 2025 | 7th July 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council supports this application, however, would expect the views of the biodiversity officer to be respected and implemented. | Application Refused |
| 25/01782/HOU | Proposal: Single storey side extension Grid Ref: 408888 437672 Location: Hill Top Mill Hill Top Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD16 1BJ | 14th May 2025 | 2nd June 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council Supports this Application | Application Refused |
| 25/01734/PNH | Proposal: Construction of single storey rear extension of the following dimensions: Depth of proposed extension from rear wall of original dwellinghouse: 4.5m Maximum height of proposed extension: 4m Height to eaves of proposed extension: 3m Grid Ref: 409117 435712 Location: 10 Derwent Avenue Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0LY | 8th May 2025 | 2nd June 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council has No Comment | Application Decided - Prior Approval Not Required |
| 25/01282/HOU | Proposal: Single storey side and rear extension, front and rear dormers, modifications to outbuilding and boundary wall treatment Grid Ref: 410532 436612 Location: Briar Garth Lee Lane Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD16 1UF | 29th April 2025 | 12th May 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council does not support this application due to over development of the original property’s volume in a green belt area. | Application Granted |
| 25/00966/HOU | Proposal: Reduction in size of existing outbuilding in rear garden Grid Ref: 408818 436800 Location: 10 Florence Avenue Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0HE | 17th April 2025 | 12th May 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council does not support this application. This retrospective application was not supported. This application involves minor changes to the roof line of the previous application 24/01032/HOU which was not supported by the Parish Council on the grounds that it is a separate building and not an outbuilding. The size is disproportionate. The minor changes to the roof line do not address our concerns with this application. | Application Granted |
| 25/00811/HOU | Proposal: Detached garage with ancillary accommodation above Grid Ref: 409384 436495 Location: Glendale 33 Tweedy Street Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0AE | 26th March 2025 | 7th April 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council does not support this application. If Bradford Council are minded to approve it the parish council would not object provided that conditions are attached to ensure that the living space above the garage IS ancillary and does not have separate metering for water and electricity and is not an independent residence. | Application Granted |
| 25/00921/PNH | Proposal: Construction of single storey rear extension of the following dimensions: Depth of proposed extension from rear wall of original dwellinghouse: 4.5m Maximum height of proposed extension: 4m Height to eaves of proposed extension: 3m Grid Ref: 409117 435712 Location: 10 Derwent Avenue Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0LY | 12th March 2025 | 26th March 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council has No Comment | Prior Approval Refused |
| 25/00506/VOC | Proposal: Removal of condition 2 of planning permission 92/06446/COU Grid Ref: 409039 435875 Location: Moorside Farm Wellington Road Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire | 4th March 2025 | 26th March 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council has No Comment | Application Granted |
| 25/00473/HOU | Proposal: Demolition of existing garage. Construction of single storey side and rear extension with landscaping works to garden Grid Ref: 408729 436880 Location: 5 Birchlands Grove Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0HD | 20th February 2025 | 3rd March 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council Supports this Application | Application Granted |
| 24/04720/MAF | Proposal: Construction of a 100 MW Energy Storage System with boundary fencing, landscaping, and other associated infrastructure Grid Ref: 409309 435364 Location: Land At Grid Ref 409309 435364 Lane Side Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire | 20th January 2025 & 16th April 2025 | 3rd February 2025 & 12th May 2025 | The updated comments submitted by the applicant have been noted but they don't address the given safety issues and neither do they address the other concerns raised by Wilsden Parish Council. Wilsden Parish Council does not support this application. We have major concerns about fire safety and note that whilst the applicant has produced a Laneside Fire Strategy Plan these is no evidence of the Fire and Rescue Service having been directly consulted. We recognise that, based upon evidence of the operation of BESS in the UK, the likelihood of fire is extremely low but it should be recognised if a fire does take place it has an extremely high impact both in terms of the risk to neighbouring houses and the pollution risk to Wilsden Beck. In the event that a fire does breakout in a BESS this will rapidly develop into a major incident and result in significant volumes of hazardous chemicals such as Hydrofluoric Acid being generated. Springs in the area are one of the sources for Wilsden Beck and unconstrained runoff from any incident would result in a major pollution incident downstream through Wilsden Beck to Harden Bek and to the River Aire.In addition to our fire safety concerns we also do not believe this application meets the very special circumstances test that is required for approval of a development within the Green Belt. Paragraph 160 of the NPPF states that “When located in the Green Belt, elements of many renewable energy projects will comprise inappropriate development. In such cases developers will need to demonstrate very special circumstances if projects are to proceed. Such very special circumstances may include the wider environmental benefits associated with increased production of energy from renewable sources.” We accept that there are very special circumstances associated with the development of BESS associated with the Bradford West Electricity substation but these circumstances are not necessarily associated with this site. The closeness of this site to Laneside, which is viewed as a strong and defensible boundary to the Wilsden Settlement Boundary, results in a significantly greater perception of urban sprawl than is the case for other BESS proposals.This is the fourth BESS linked to the Bradford West substation and Wilsden Parish Council has recently received a pre-application consultation for a fifth project linked to the substation. We are concerned that all these applications are being considered on an individual basis purely based upon the timing of the planning application. No advice is given in the application on the short and long term energy storage requirement for Bradford to ensure the effective operation of the substation, when all the electricity is from renewable sources. Two BESS have already been approved and are being constructed and there are three other potential sites under consideration. We would request that, before any other systems are approved, the overall storage need is established. Given that proximity to the substation will minimise energy losses during operation as well minimising the loss of Green Belt land and disruption during construction this should be a material factor when considering approval. We would recommend that distance from the substation is a criteria if the energy storage need is lower than the cumulative capacity of all the applications submitted. | Decision - Grant subject to Unilateral Undertaking |
| 24/03996/FUL | Proposal: Construction of stabling facilities Grid Ref: 408889 435486 Location: Thornfield Stables Thornfield Terrace Lane Side Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire | 20th January 2025 | 3rd February 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council did not support this application. The site is in the Green Belt and as such any new development should meet the conditions of para 154 of the NPPF. The application is described as an Agricultural building with storage and stable facilities but we found no evidence of the proposed development being designed for agricultural use. The development appears to be designed as stabling for horses and not for agricultural purposes. While we appreciate horse riding would qualify as an outdoor sport and therefore might be considered as suitable for a new development in the Green Belt no justification is given for the need for new stabling facilities. A significant number of the existing agricultural buildings in the Wilsden area are now devoted to the stabling of horses and new stabling has been approved associated with the historic farm buildings. This application is for a standalone building in a location where no previous development has previously taken place. The proposed development would adversely affect the openness of the Green Belt and be an inappropriate development at this location. We therefore concluded that this application is contrary to the principles for safeguarding the Green Belt as detailed in the NPPF. | Application Refused |
| 24/04725/VOC | Proposal: Removal of condition 2 of planning permission 97/03562/FUL which restricts occupancy of dwelling Grid Ref: 408584 435712 Location: Cherrytree House High Cotes Farm Lane Side Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0DB | 8th January 2025 | Comment by 3rd February 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council has no comment | Application Granted |
| 24/04408/FUL | Proposal: Conversion of traditional barn into one dwelling. Grid Ref: 408589 435751 Location: High Cotes Farm Lane Side Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0DB | 17th December 2024 | 3rd February 2025 | Wilsden Parish Council Supports this Application | Application Granted |
| 24/03658/CLE | Planning Application Consultation Proposal: Occupation of Moorside Cottage as a residential dwellinghouse without complying with the requirements of condition 2 of planning permission reference 92/06446/COU Grid Ref: 409023 435893 Location: Moorside Cottage Moorside Farm Wellington Road Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0LZ | 3rd October 2024 | 4th November 2024 | Wilsden Parish Council has no comment for this application | Application Refused |
| 24/03551/FUL | Proposal: Installation of EWI system (flame retardant treated EPS insulation) to existing front and rear elevations (no works to brickwork), replacement new windows and external doors and all associated preparation and finishing works. Grid Ref: 409178 436058 Location: 10,12,16,24,26,32,38,44,52,72,80,82,92 West Royd Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0HU | 30th September 2024 | 7th October 2024 | Wilsden Parish Council Supports this Application | Application Granted |
| 24/03550/FUL | Proposal: Installation of EWI system (flame retardant treated EPS insulation) to existing front and rear elevations (no works to brickwork), replacement new windows and external doors and all associated preparation and finishing works. Grid Ref: 409190 436199 Location: 1 And 3 Townfield Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0HT | 26th September 2024 | 7th October 2024 | Wilsden Parish Council Supports this Application | Application Granted |
| 24/03552/FUL | Proposal: Installation of EWI system (flame retardant treated EPS insulation) to existing front and rear elevations (no works to brickwork), replacement of windows and external doors and all associated preparation and finishing works. Grid Ref: 409165 436115 Location: 30,32,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,44 Royd Street Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0HS | 26th September 2024 | 7th October 2024 | Wilsden Parish Council Supports this Application | Application Granted |
| 24/03387/HOU | Proposal: Works to convert the lower ground floor to a granny annexe, including new glazed door and windows on the front elevation Grid Ref: 409627 435617 Location: Glenaire Haworth Road Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0JX | 20th September 2024 | 7th October 2024 | Wilsden Parish Council Supports this Application | Application Granted |
| 24/03194/FUL | Proposal: Change of use of agricultural buildings to caravan storage. Grid Ref: 409703 436705 Location: Agricultural Buildings Coplowe Lane Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire | 10th September 2024 | 7th October 2024 | The Parish Council supported this application as the proposed reduction in caravan storage would significantly reduce the vehicular traffic on Coplowe Lane. We did still have some concerns but on balance we were able to support the application. | |
| 24/03216/VOC | Proposal: Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 24/02377/HOU which permitted single storey rear extension and new wheelchair access ramp: To substitute drawings showing proposed changes to the roof Grid Ref: 409563 435865 Location: 28 Low Wood Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0JS | 9th September 2024 | 7th October 2024 | Wilsden Parish Council Supports this Application | Application Granted |
| 24/03177/HOU | Proposal: Rear dormer and re-cladding of existing front dormer Grid Ref: 409130 435919 Location: 21 Hornsea Drive Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0LU | 27th August 2024 | 2nd September 2024 | Wilsden Parish Council Supports this Application | Application Granted |
| 24/02843/CLE | Proposal: Cerificate of Lawfulness of existing use of basement as habitable living space Grid Ref: 408871 436880 Location: 12 Harden Lane Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0EU | 19th August 2024 | 2nd September 2024 | Wilsden Parish Council Supports this Application | Applicatiion Granted |
| 24/02795/HOU | Proposal: Installation of 1No air source heat pump to the rear - Planning permission required for MCS noise standards - Open to mitigation Grid Ref: 409527 436146 Location: 3 Byland Court Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0FJ | 2nd August 2024 | 2nd September 2024 | Wilsden Parish Council Supports this Application | Application Granted |
| 24/02648/FUL | Proposal: Conversion and extension of existing barn/stables and garage to form one dwelling house Grid Ref: 409268 436408 Location: Wilsden Stables Main Street Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire | 23rd July 2024 | 5th August 2024 | Wilsden Parish Council supports this application except for using tarmac as a road surface material due to the fact that it is not permeable. Using non permeable materials for the specified area would be in contravention of current government guidance | Application Granted |
| 24/02415/FUL | Proposal: Subdivision of existing residential units one, two and four to create three additional dwellings, increasing the total number of residential units from seven to ten. Grid Ref: 407760 436440 Location: Bents Mill Hallas Lane Cullingworth Bingley West Yorkshire BD13 5JU | 17th July 2024 | 5th August 2024 | We do not support this application. We do not have an objection to the subdivision of the existing residential units to create an increased number of units we have concerns about the proposals here. Bents Mill was one of the earliest textile mills in this area and was unusual in that it processed cotton rather than wool. When the original conversion to residential use was completed the water wheel, mill pond and water courses were retained and as the Bradford Conservation Officers report states it has high heritage significance. The Heritage Statement gives minimal detail of the impact of proposed work and we were particularly concerned with the statement “that the Applicant has the desire to fill in the existing hole located at the ground floor of unit 1 if possible. It is not clear why this previous part of the Mill has been retained, but it is proposed to use this space as residential floorspace instead. The preference is to fill in this existing void which serves no purpose to in turn provide a suspended floor and additional living space.” The existing plans clearly show this space in the ground floor of unit 1 is a viewing area for the water wheel. The application is silent on whether there is an intention to change this area which was of concern to the parish Council when it considered this application. | Application Decided - Grant subject to Unilateral Undertaking |
| 24/02246/FUL | Proposal: Change of use of adjoining barn to provide additional living space for Birchenlea Farm Cottage and the installation of a roof light to the north elevation (retrospective) Grid Ref: 407682 435430 Location: Birchenlea Farm Cottage Station Road Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0BS | 10th July 2024 | 5th August 2024 | Wilsden Parish Council Supports this Application | Application Granted |
| 24/02497/HOU | Proposal: Roof extension with front and rear dormers, single-storey rear extension and first floor side extension. Grid Ref: 408817 436890 Location: 33 Harden Lane Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0EZ | 10th July 2024 | 5th August 2024 | The Parish Council did not support this application on the basis that it was overbearing and out of character to the street scene. | Application Granted |
| 24/02445/HOU | Proposal: Outbuilding in rear garden (part-retrospective) Grid Ref: 408818 436800 Location: 10 Florence Avenue Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0HE | 10th July 2024 | 5th August 2024 | This retrospective application was not supported. This application involves minor changes to the roof line of the previous application 24/01032/HOU which was not supported by the Parish Council on the grounds that it is a separate building and not an outbuilding. The size is disproportionate. The minor changes to the roof line do not address our concerns with this application. | Application Refused |
| 24/02494/LBC | Proposal: Replacement of three wooden windows in the front of house at the road side. Grid Ref: 409282 436293 Location: 4 Club Row Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0AR | 9th July 2024 | 5th August 2024 | Wilsden Parish Council Supports this Application | Application Refused |
| 24/02449/VOC | Proposal: Variation of conditions 2 and 3 of planning appeal decision APP/W4705/D/19/3223279 : To substitute drawing nos. 201C, 202C, 203C, 204C and 205C for 201D, 202D, 203D, 204D and 205D respectively and removal or re-wording of materials condition no. 3 to allow for zinc standing seam roof. Grid Ref: 407847 436460 Location: Bents House Hallas Bridge Hallas Lane Cullingworth Bingley West Yorkshire BD13 5B | 8th July 2024 | 5th August 2024 | We do not support the variation of conditions to the Appeal APP/WA4705/d/19/3223279 which required that materials of construction should match those in the existing building. Bents House is a non-designated heritage asset within the emerging Wilsden Neighbourhood Plan and an important part of the Hallas Bridge Special Character Area. Whilst we do not have the date when the house was built it was occupied by the owner of Bents Mill from 1805 and the conservation of the character of the house is very important for this part of the Wilsden Parish Council area. In that context the proposal for a zinc standing seam roof for single storey extension is completely out of character to the house itself and to the Hallas Bridge Special Character Area. The originally proposal for a sandstone flagged roof for the extension would be in character. | Application Granted |
| 24/02416/LBC | Proposal: Subdivision of existing residential units one, two and four to create three additional dwellings, increasing the total number of residential units from seven to ten. Grid Ref: 407760 436440 Location: Bents Mill Hallas Lane Cullingworth Bingley West Yorkshire BD13 5JU | 8th July 2024 | 5th August 2024 | We do not support this application. We do not have an objection to the subdivision of the existing residential units to create an increased number of units we have concerns about the proposals here. Bents Mill was one of the earliest textile mills in this area and was unusual in that it processed cotton rather than wool. When the original conversion to residential use was completed the water wheel, mill pond and water courses were retained and as the Bradford Conservation Officers report states it has high heritage significance. The Heritage Statement gives minimal detail of the impact of proposed work and we were particularly concerned with the statement “that the Applicant has the desire to fill in the existing hole located at the ground floor of unit 1 if possible. It is not clear why this previous part of the Mill has been retained, but it is proposed to use this space as residential floorspace instead. The preference is to fill in this existing void which serves no purpose to in turn provide a suspended floor and additional living space.” The existing plans clearly show this space in the ground floor of unit 1 is a viewing area for the water wheel. The application is silent on whether there is an intention to change this area which was of concern to the parish Council when it considered this application. | Application Granted |
| 24/02377/HOU | Proposal: Single storey rear extension and new wheelchair access ramp Grid Ref: 409563 435865 Location: 28 Low Wood Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0JS | 3rd July 2024 | 5th August 2024 | Wilsden Parish Council Supports this Application | Application Granted |
| 24/02275/FUL | Proposal: Agricultural building with storage and stabling facilities Grid Ref: 408850 435566 Location: Land Opposite 12 Thornfield Terrace Lane Side Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0NB | 26th June 2024 | 5th August 2024 | Wilsden Parish Council did not support this application for the same reasons that we did not support the previous similar application 24/00663/FUL. Although the footprint is somewhat smaller than the previous application this does not overcome our objections to this development. The site is in the Green Belt and as such any new development should meet the conditions of para 154 of the NPPF. The application is described as an Agricultural building with storage and stable facilities but we found no evidence of the proposed development being designed for agricultural use. The development appears to be designed as stabling for horses and not for agricultural purposes. While we appreciate horse riding would qualify as an outdoor sport and therefore might be considered as suitable for a new development in the Green Belt no justification is given for the need for new stabling facilities. A significant number of the existing agricultural buildings in the Wilsden area are now devoted to the stabling of horses and new stabling has been approved associated with the historic farm buildings. This application is for a standalone building in a location where no previous development has previously taken place. The proposed development would adversely affect the openness of the Green Belt and be an inappropriate development at this location. We therefore concluded that this application is contrary to the principles for safeguarding the Green Belt as detailed in the NPPF. | Application Refused |
| 24/01279/HOU | Proposal: Enlargement of existing front dormer window. Resubmission - 24/00234/HOU Grid Ref: 409018 435714 Location: 7 St Matthews Grove Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0LF | 9th May 2024 | 3rd June 2024 | Wilsden Parish Council Supports this Application | Application Granted |
| 24/01326/FUL | Proposal: Change of use of stable block building to a 3-bedroom dwelling; with associated garden (C3 residential use); external works to building include alterations to openings; wall materials and new slate tile roof Grid Ref: 408675 435435 Location: Laneside Stables Harrop Farm Lane Side Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0DA | 8th May 2024 | 3rd June 2024 | Wilsden Parish Council did not support the proposed change of use from a stable block to a residential dwelling as this change represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt. The stable block was built in 2015 and has only ever been used for the stabling of horses and has never been used for agricultural purposes. The site is in the Green Belt and the grant of change of use would result in encroachment of the countryside as stated in para 143 (c) of the NPPF. As stated in the emerging Wilsden Neighbourhood Plan the B6144 is a strong southerly boundary to Wilsden and as such we would oppose the extension of residential development into this area. This application does not meet the requirements that the NPPF lays down that approval should only be granted for this change of use in very special circumstances. After approval of the original application in 2014 there was a subsequent application for siting of a residential caravan on site which was conditionally approved on appeal. This granted temporary and time limited planning permission for residential accommodation on site but the Inspector stated that "the harm to the Green Belt weighs very heavily against the grant of planning permission on a permanent basis". The Parish Council assumes that if this application for change of use is not granted that the use of the residential caravan will also cease. The Design and Access Statement refers to the site as previously developed land but Policy SC5 of the Bradford Core Strategy refers to a preference for development of previously developed only within the existing settlement boundaries. This site, as it is in the Green Belt, would not be given priority as previously developed land. | Application Granted |
| 24/01032/HOU | Proposal: Outbuilding in rear garden (retrospective) Grid Ref: 408818 436800 Location: 10 Florence Avenue Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0HE | 27th March 2024 | 8th April 2024 | Wilsden Parish Council do not support this planning application as it is a separate building, not an outbuilding, and is of disproportionate size. | Application Refused |
| 24/00663/FUL | Proposal: Agricultural building with storage and stabling facilities Grid Ref: 408850 435566 Location: Field Opposite 12 Thornfield Terrace Lane Side Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0NB | 25th March 2024 | 8th April 2024 | Wilsden Parish Council did not support this application. The site is in the Green Belt and as such any new development should meet the conditions of para 154 of the NPPF. The application is described as an Agricultural building with storage and stable facilities but we found no evidence of the proposed development being designed for agricultural use. The development appears to be designed as stabling for horses and not for agricultural purposes. While we appreciate horse riding would qualify as an outdoor sport and therefore might be considered as suitable for a new development in the Green Belt no justification is given for the need for new stabling facilities. A significant number of the existing agricultural buildings in the Wilsden area are now devoted to the stabling of horses and new stabling has been approved associated with the historic farm buildings. This application is for a standalone building in a location where no previous development has previously taken place. The proposed development would adversely affect the openness of the Green Belt and be an inappropriate development at this location. We therefore concluded that this application is contrary to the principles for safeguarding the Green Belt as detailed in the NPPF. | Application Refused |
| 24/00398/HOU | Proposal: Loft conversion with rear dormer Grid Ref: 409832 436099 Location: 27 Birkshead Mews Wilsden Bingley West Yorkshire BD15 0FL | 22nd February 2024 | 4th March 2024 | Wilsden Parish Council supports this planning application | Application Granted |
| 24/00234/HOU | Proposal: Dormer window to north elevation Grid Ref: 409018 435714 Location: 7 St Matthews Grove Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0LF | 8th February 2024 | 4th March 2024 | Wilsden Parish Council supports this planning application | Application Refused |
| 23/04224/HOU | Proposal: Single-storey rear and side extension and conversion of existing garage to store room. Grid Ref: 409101 436177 Location: 38 North View Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0NH | 22nd November 2023 | 4th December 2023 | Wilsden Parish Council supports this planning application | Application Granted |
| 23/04197/HOU | Proposal: Garage conversion to living space, loft conversion into bedroom with ensuite and garden shed decking area at rear of property and installing detached shed Grid Ref: 409086 436703 Location: 5 Smithy Lane Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0EG | 20th November 2023 | 8th December 2023 | Wilsden Parish Council does not support this application. The reason for this non-support are as follows; - The information in the application is sparse and at times inconsistent. - The application form refers to a loft conversion in the listed barn but there is no reference to this anywhere in the application. Should the garage conversion be approved we request that the conditions make clear that any loft conversion is excluded - The garage is completely unsuitable as a habitable space based upon the details in the application. As the garage is separated from the listed barn conversion by over 5 metres it should in our view be viewed as a separate living space and in that context can only be considered as a standalone dwelling. The proposal to therefore install a chemical toilet and no running water is completely inadequate. - All houses and associated buildings in the Smithy Lane development were constructed in reused Yorkshire stone, which matched the 225 year old barn. If the proposal is accepted to remove the existing garage door with a smaller door and window is approved there should be a condition that reused stone must be used. - The shared access to the garage of both 5 and 7 Smithy Lane means that both properties only have parking space within their garages because of the need not to block access to the others property. These restrictions regarding access are specified in the deeds. The proposal to remove this space as a garage for 5 Smithy Lane means that the statements on the application form that there is no change to either vehicular access or parking are clearly incorrect. | Application Refused |
| 23/04095/HOU | Proposal: Single storey rear extension Grid Ref: 408183 435802 Location: 168 Harecroft Haworth Road Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0BP | 8th November 2023 | 4th December 2023 | Wilsden Parish Council supports this planning application | Application Granted |
| 23/03902/HOU | Proposal: Construction of single storey side extension to end terrace house. Grid Ref: 408813 437468 Location: 12 Cherry Tree Row Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD16 1BH | 6th November 2023 | 4th December 2023 | Wilsden Parish Council supports this planning application | Application Granted |
| 23/03987/HOU | Proposal: Single storey side and rear extensions Grid Ref: 409384 436495 Location: Glendale 33 Tweedy Street Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0A | 31st October 2023 | 6th November 2023 | Wilsden Parish Council supports this planning application | Application Granted |
| 23/03748/HOU | Proposal: Single storey rear extension Grid Ref: 408868 436627 Location: 75 Birchlands Avenue Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0HB | 13th October 2023 | 6th November 2023 | Wilsden Parish Council supports this planning application | Application Granted |
| 23/03416/HOU | Proposal: Construction of single storey rear extension with velux windows, internal alterations including enlarging the existing kitchen and forming new dining area and new decking to rear Grid Ref: 410001 435515 Location: 4 Back Lane Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0LE | 19th September 2023 | 2nd October 2023 | Wilsden Parish Council does not support this planning application as it has concerns about the size of this development within the green belt | Application Granted |
| 23/03362/FUL | Proposal: Demoliton of existing stables and construction 10m extension to existing portal framed agricultural building Grid Ref: 408657 435438 Location: 5 Harrop Farm Lane Side Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0DA | 20th September 2023 | 2nd October 2023 | Wilsden Parish Council supports this planning application | Application Granted |
| 23/03291/HOU | Proposal: Single storey side extension Grid Ref: 409406 435971 Location: 1 Laurel Park Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0NQ | 11th September 2023 | 2nd October 2023 | Wilsden Parish Council supports this planning application | Application Granted |
| 23/03031/FUL | Proposal: Change of use of agricultural buildings and yard to caravan storage Grid Ref: 409703 436705 Location: Agricultural Buildings At Grid Ref 409703 436705 Coplowe Lane Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire | 29th August 2023 | 2nd October 2023 | Wilsden Parish Council is not able to support this application due to the fact that the site is situated on a narrow country lane which is promoted by CBMDC for leisure use, walking, cycling and horse riding. There are at least 250 horses stabled within a 2km radius of the site and the British Horse Society has already raised concerns about current traffic levels. There are 2 additional caravan storage facilities within close proximity that are more easily accessible. To allow this application to be granted it will create a more Urban element to the landscape, the security measures required, as per the guide submitted, are industrialized, and the fact that the site is adjacent to ancient monuments, consideration must be given to the effects that change in usage of the barn may have upon this historic landscape. If officers are minded to grant this application, the Wilsden Parish Council ask that conditions are implemented that if anything other than Caravan storage facilities is required for the site a new planning application must be submitted for consultation | Application Refused |
| 23/02727/VOC | Proposal: Variation of condition 2 of planning permission 22/00310/FUL: to change the external material of the dwelling to timber cladding, omit balcony and increase the size of bedrooms one and three Grid Ref: 409170 436487 Location: Spring Mill House Main Street Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0DX | 22nd August 2023 | 4th September 2023 | Wilsden Parish Council supports this planning application | Application Granted |
| 23/02680/FUL | Proposal: Change of use of grazing land to secure dog exercise field with 2 mobile field shelters and associated works Grid Ref: 408889 435486 Location: Land 408900 435476 Lane Side Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire | 15th August 2023 | 4th September 2023 | Wilsden Parish Council supports this planning application | Application Refused |
| 23/02005/FUL | Proposal: Change of use of part agricultural land/former quarry for the siting of 2 No luxury glamping pods with a communal space, car parking and access track Grid Ref: 408147 435845 Location: 174 Harecroft Haworth Road Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0BP | 18th July 2023 | 7th August 2023 | The Parish Council does not support this application as it is inappropriate development in the Green Belt. It does not meet the conditions detailed in paragraphs 149 and 150 of the NPPF for exceptions to the limits on development in the Green Belt. It would not preserve the openness of the Green belt and fails to assist in safeguarding the countryside from encroachment contrary to policies DS2 and EN4 of the Core Strategy. The proposal will result in intensification of the traffic at a difficult junction onto a busy B-road. The angle of egress from the site into Bents Lane prevents a view of any traffic approaching from the north towards Harecroft and will cause conditions prejudicial to highway safety. The site access is also accessed at the same point as PROW (Public Rights of Way) 194 leading to conflicts between vehicles and walkers to the detriment of highway safety and contrary to Policy DS4 of the Core Strategy. Although largely separate from the hamlet of Harecroft it is known that the layout of the former quarry is an effective amplifier of sounds in the quarry and as such has the potential to cause a public nuisance for the residents of Harecroft. The quarry has been disused for more than a century and was identified by the Parish Council, in conjunction with the West Yorkshire Ecology Service, as an important heathland wildlife corridor in the emerging Wilsden Neighbourhood Plan. In the absence of a detailed ecological survey this application should refused as a result of its adverse impact on the biodiversity of the area. The Parish Council also note that Design and Access Statement states that the pods will be screened by fast growing hedging without giving details of the species in the absence of evidence to the contrary it believes that the inclusion of this hedging is likely to have an adverse impact on the biodiversity. | Application Refused |
| 23/02020/FUL | Proposal: Conversion of existing barn to form two semi-detached dwellings with associated landscape and access/parking works Grid Ref: 409991 436156 Location: Northfields Hall Shay Lane Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0DJ | 11th July 2023 | 7th August 2023 | The Parish Council does not support this application although it does not object in principle to the possible conversion of the building to residential use. As the application makes clear these buildings have not been used for agricultural purposes for many years but have been used for industrial purposes to store building materials and equipment. The building was originally approved in 2010 for storage of food and equipment associated with farming suckling cows but there has been no visual evidence of this taking place for many years. The outside storage area, which was originally approved as a menage in 2009 has never been used for agricultural development. The Parish Council have two specific concerns about this development, firstly the lack of evidence that there is any intention to address the issues of sustainability and energy. There is no evidence the applicant has addressed the terms of para 155 of the NPPF by installing solar panels, providing efficient and effective insulation. Details of an appropriate approach can be seen in the emerging Wilsden Design Code and specifically code 1A. The Parish Council’s second concern relates to the design and specifically the materials of construction. The structural report describes the building as being of no architectural merit a sentiment with which we would concur. The proposed materials are not normally in character with the area for residential properties with buildings being typically of Yorkshire stone with slate roofs. However, exceptional design and build quality with high sustainability may be considered. Examples of materials and detailing are given in Code 3C of the emerging Wilsden Design Code. Based upon the above concerns and the recommendations of para 134 of the NPPF we would submit that this application should be refused. The Parish Council is also surprised and concerned that the calculated Biodiversity Net Gain for this significant development in the Green Belt consists of the installation of one bat box and one swift nest box. | Application Granted |
| 23/02135/FUL | Proposal: Construction of a stable block change of use of land to form sand paddock for private use and alterations to existing access. Grid Ref: 408907 437258 Location: Land 408907 437251 Harden Lane Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire | 10th July 2023 | 7th August 2023 | The Parish Council does not support this application as it does not preserve the openness of the green belt and would harm the character of wooded valley of Wilsden Beck. This application attempts to address the highway issues raised in the previous refused application 23/00802/FUL but in no way addresses the fact that this is an inappropriate development for the Green Belt. NPPF (National Planning Policy Framework) paras 137 and 138 state that the function of green belt is to prevent urban sprawl by keeping land permanently open, to prevent neighbouring towns from merging into one another, to assist in safeguarding the countryside from encroachment. The proposed site is a particularly sensitive area of green belt which is identified in the Draft Wilsden Neighbourhood Plan as an area which Wilsden Residents had made clear at consultation that they wished to be kept as green fields to prevent the joining up of the villages of Wilsden and Harden by ribbon development. Building on this land would therefore be inappropriate and harmful to the openness of the green belt. There are no very special circumstances which will outweigh the resulting harm. There is also a potential adverse environmental impact. The application states that the whole site is 2.2 acres but does not say that 30% is protected woodland covered by a TPO. If potential damage is to be avoided the protected woodland must be securely separated from the open area. The applicant has stated that he wishes to keep horses on the land, but the Parish Council is concerned that the lack of visual oversight of the site and proximity to Harden Lane is problematic to the welfare of the horses and the security of animals and tack. The site is also fairly distant from the applicant’s home and would require vehicular visits so is also poor in sustainability. In the couple of years since the applicant purchased the site, he has cleared the 20 years-worth of scrubland and self-seeded trees and tipped hard-core and topsoil onto the land thereby significantly reducing the biodiversity of the site and its visual and environmental amenity. This has also raised the land level such that the existing dry stone walls bordering Harden Lane are now too low to prevent horses escaping onto the main road. While the Parish Council, if the application were to be granted, accepts the proposal for a fence round the menage, this would not be appropriate for the boundary with Harden Lane which should remain as a drystone wall raised in height and would further suggest that a dry stone wall should be built to prevent access of the horses to the protected woodland. If officers were minded to grant the application Wilsden Parish Council requests that it should go to Panel. | Application Refused |
| 23/02197/HOU | Proposal: Construction of a double storey side extension to the existing semi detached property Grid Ref: 410000 435550 Location: 27 Gillrene Avenue Haworth Road Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0LB | 26th June 2023 | 3rd July 2023 | Wilsden Parish Council supports this planning application | Application Granted |
| 23/01769/HOU | Proposal: Hip to gable extension, front and rear dormer windows, one-storey rear extension and first floor side extension Grid Ref: 408817 436890 Location: 33 Harden Lane Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0EZ | 22nd May 2023 | 5th June 2023 | Wilsden Parish Council does not support this planning application as it is out of keeping with the street scene and overbears it. | Application Refused |
| 23/01362/HOU | Proposal: Construction of a double storey side extension to the existing semi detached property Grid Ref: 410000 435550 Location: 27 Gillrene Avenue Haworth Road Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0LB | 19th April 2023 | 15th May 2023 | Wilsden Parish Council supports this planning application. | Application Refused |
| 23/00802/FUL | Proposal: Construction of stable block and change of use of land to form sand paddock for private use
| 30th March 2023 | 4th April 2023 | Wilsden Parish Council does not support the above planning application which appears to be identical in all aspects to planning application 22/05187/FUL which is still pending consideration. NPPF paras 137 and 138 state that the function of green belt is to prevent urban sprawl by keeping land permanently open, to prevent neighbouring towns from merging into one another, to assist in safeguarding the countryside from encroachment. The proposed site is a particularly sensitive area of green belt which is identified in the Draft Wilsden Neighbourhood Plan as an area which Wilsden Residents had made clear at consultation that they wished to be kept as green fields to prevent the joining up of the villages of Wilsden and Harden by ribbon development. Bradford Core Strategy policy SC7.A. states that the Green Belt in the District has a valuable role in supporting urban renaissance and transformation, keeping settlements separate, and the concentration . development, as well as conserving countryside. Building on this land would therefore be inappropriate and harmful to the openness of the green belt. There are no very special circumstances which will outweigh the resulting harm. There is also a potential adverse environmental impact. The application states that the whole site is 2.2 acres but does not say that 30% is protected woodland covered by a TPO. If potential damage is to be avoided the protected woodland must be securely separated from the open area. The applicant has stated that he wishes to keep horses on the land, but the Parish Council is concerned that the lack of visual oversight of the site and proximity to Harden Lane is problematic to the welfare of the horses and the security of animals and tack. The site is also fairly distant from the applicants home and would require vehicular visits so is also poor in sustainability. In the couple of years since the applicant purchased the site, he has cleared the 20 years-worth of scrubland and self-seeded trees and tipped hard-core and topsoil onto the land thereby significantly reducing the biodiversity of the site and its visual and environmental amenity. This has also raised the land level such that the existing dry stone walls bordering Harden Lane are now too low to prevent horses escaping onto the main road. While the Parish Council, if the application were to be granted, accepts the proposal for a fence round the menage, this would not be appropriate for the boundary with Harden Lane which should remain as a drystone wall raised in height and would further suggest that a dry stone wall should be built to prevent access of the horses to the protected woodland. If officers were minded to grant the application Wilsden Parish Council requests that it should go to Panel. | Application Refused |
| 22/05187/FUL | Proposal: Construction stable block and change of use of land to form sand paddock for private use Grid Ref: 408907 437258 Location: Land 408907 437251 Harden Lane Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire | 27th February 2023 | 6th March 2023 | Wilsden Parish Council does not support the above planning application. NPPF paras 137 and 138 state that the function of green belt is to prevent urban sprawl by keeping land permanently open, to prevent neighbouring towns from merging into one another, to assist in safeguarding the countryside from encroachment. The proposed site is a particularly sensitive area of green belt which is identified in the Draft Wilsden Neighbourhood Plan as an area which Wilsden Residents had made clear at consultation that they wished to be kept as green fields to prevent the joining up of the villages of Wilsden and Harden by ribbon development. Bradford Core Strategy policy SC7.A. states that the Green Belt in the District has a valuable role in supporting urban renaissance and transformation, keeping settlements separate, and the concentration of development, as well as conserving countryside Building on this land would therefore be inappropriate and harmful to the openness of the green belt. There are no very special circumstances which will outweigh the resulting harm. There is also a potential adverse environmental impact. The application states that the whole site is 2.2 acres but does not say that 30% is protected woodland covered by a TPO. If potential damage is to be avoided the protected woodland must be securely separated from the open area. The applicant has stated that he wishes to keep horses on the land, but the Parish Council is concerned that the lack of visual oversight of the site and proximity to Harden Lane is problematic to the welfare of the horses and the security of animals and tack. The site is also fairly distant from the applicants home and would require vehicular visits so is also poor in sustainability. In the couple of years since the applicant purchased the site, he has cleared the 20 years- worth of scrubland and self-seeded trees and tipped hard-core and topsoil onto the land thereby significantly reducing the biodiversity of the site and its visual and environmental amenity. . This has also raised the land level such that the existing dry stone walls bordering Harden Lane are now too low to prevent horses escaping onto the main road. While the Parish Council, if the application were to be granted, accepts the proposal for a fence round the menage, this would not be appropriate for the boundary with Harden Lane which should remain as a drystone wall raised in height and would further suggest that a dry stone wall should be built to prevent access of the horses to the protected woodland. If officers were minded to grant the application Wilsden parish Council requests that it should go to Panel. | Application Refused |
| 23/00248/HOU | Proposal: Full re-roof of property to replace traditional stone slab roof tiles with natural blue slate roof tiles. Grid Ref: 410227 436524 Location: Norr Hill Farm Lee Lane Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD16 1UF | 8th February 2023 | 6th March 2023 | Wilsden Parish Council supports this planning application. | Application Granted |
| 22/05193/FUL | Proposal: Refurbishment and extension of existing farmhouse, and conversion of existing barns and outbuilding to form 5 no. dwellings. Location: New Laith Farm Brown Lee Lane Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire BD15 0BU | 5th January 2023 | 6th February 2023 | This development in its totality does not meet the standard laid down in para 149 c) and g). Wilsden Parish Council supports the principle of the reuse of redundant agricultural building but cannot support the significant over development proposed for this application. The intent to convert every built structure on the site to a residence results in some low and cramped living spaces, and some with no designated garden. The former kennels (probably built around 1976) are extremely dilapidated, roof fallen in, single skin breeze block wall breaking down (not shown on any of the applicants photos). Their simple construction, form, size and materials would not translate well to housing nor do they relate well to the vernacular of the old stone farmhouse and barns. Works to make the old kennels habitable would be detrimental to the openness of the green belt. Demolition and clearance of these buildings appears to be the only suitable option. The increase in volume of the garage/pigsties would also be detrimental to the openness of the green belt. These structures are on the corner of the junction of footpaths Bingley 245 and 193 and are prominent in the landscape. They are relatively new structures, on the 1955 OS map only the main farmhouse and Laithe, the abutting barn to the north and the detached small storage barn to the south of the site are shown. Similarly, the proposed extension of the farmhouse extends the building out of its current curtilage projecting further into the field. It significantly increases the volume and mass of the building. The barn which abuts the farmhouse has a rear roof which meets awkwardly with the northern wall of the laithe. According to the surveyors report, this wall has a bulge which necessitates some rebuilding, giving an opportunity for consideration as to how these two built forms might better relate to each other and how light gets into each of them. The multiple rooflights in the roof of the old laithe are an incongruent addition which breaks up the characterful coverage of the stone slates. The Parish Council concurs with the concerns of the drainage officer about the surface water drainage into the pond and asks for clarity in how the extra water will drain out of the pond. at present footpath Bingley 245 (downgraded from bridleway status) is extremely wet in the area of New Laith Farm. Increasing the flow of water towards the pond adjoining the footpath is likely to worsen this problem. | Application Granted |
| 22/05069/PAR | Proposal: Change of use of agricultural building and land to one dwelling (C3) and associated building operations Location: Agricultural Building Cross Lane Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire | 3rd January 2023 | 9th January 2023 | Wilsden Parish Council objects to this application for the following reasons: The applicant wishes to use Class Q to allow the conversion of an agricultural building to a dwellinghouse. The building was not on the land on 20 June 2012 when the applicant's appeal (12/00004/APPFUL) was dismissed. The application had been to build eight stables on the land. The Parish Council is unable to say when exactly the building was erected. There was no planning permission or PNR obtained. If the building was erected as an agricultural building under Permitted development rights then that would have extinguished the right to convert it under Class Q. The building was used for equestrian purposes and this not only precludes the use of Class Q now but also was unlawful from the start, although enforcement action was not taken. The Parish Council queries whether the building is/was in use as part of "an established agricultural unit". The smallholding was used for the stabling of horses and a small flock of sheep. A development is not permitted by Class Q if the site was not used solely for an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit on 20th March 2013. Change in the external appearance of the building (i.e. timber cladding as stated in the design statement) does not come under Class Q. The location of the building is such that it is the sole building on the southern and eastern side of the bridleway. The introduction of domestic elements and curtilage for garden, driveway, boundary treatments etc. would harmfully erode the openness of the green belt. It would be therefore be undesirable for the building to change from agricultural use to a use falling within Class C3 (dwellinghouses) of the Schedule to the Use Classes Order and so precludes the use of Class Q. The applicant has recently received permission (21/00979/PAR) under Class Q to convert two buildings at the western side of the farm track (bridleway Bingley 165). This should not be taken as a precedent for the current application. The bridleway, which is unmade, narrow and turns a 90o corner immediately prior to the gateway, has had little to no vehicular traffic with the exception of the applicant travelling along and back twice a day. The increase in traffic along this track, which is a well-used part of the Calder-Aire Link, when considering both the granted application and the current application will therefore be a great deal higher than previously and be detrimental to the safety of the horses and riders, cyclists and pedestrians using it This application is for a building which is likely to be still needed if the applicant continues to hold any livestock or keep agricultural machinery or feed on his smallholding as all other buildings on the applicant's land are destined for conversion in the granted 21/00979/PAR. The opinion of Wilsden Parish Council is that this application cannot be considered a class Q conversion and that a full planning application is necessary. | Application Refused |
| 22/05010/MAF | Proposal: The proposed energy storage facility would accommodate up to 108 battery storage cabinets, arranged in 18 clusters of 6 units, along with ancillary structures including a connection building, substation building, site office and storage unit. The site would be surrounded by security fencing and a significant area of new peripheral landscaping. The project would provide rapid-response electrical back up the electricity network in the form of frequency response support, reactive power support and synthetic inertia. Location:: Land At Harrop Lane Wilsden Bradford West Yorkshire | 3rd January 2023 | 9th January 2023 | Wilsden Parish Council does not support this application. The Parish Council accepts that there is a national need for energy storage, and a previous application for a 50mW array of 50 batteries at Bradford West substation has already been granted (18/03894/OUT and 19/03074/REM) on an adjacent site. The current application is for a 100mW storage facility on two fields in the green belt to the east of the substation. This would make the battery storage at Bradford West among the largest of the National Grid's 330 high voltage substations. It would extend the sprawl of the substation a considerable distance into the green belt harming its quality and distinctiveness. With a projected lifespan of 50 years, this decision will impact upon future generations. The Parish Council is concerned that, due to the lack of an overall body regulating the building of energy storage, the large number of energy supply companies will be seeking to insure against blackouts by each having their own battery storage units across the National Grid. It is the opinion of the Parish Council that this application is poorly designed. It achieves only 100mW on a site of 2.1ha (c.f. 50mW on 0.8ha on the previously granted site). The proposed site is inadequately screened with 80% of the trees being small 'feathers' and the remaining 20% 'up to 3m' in height. The planting scheme is only a thin line of trees at 1.5m intervals around the boundary. For five to six months every year the native trees will be leafless and offer no screening at all. The application suggests that 'creation of larger areas of woodland was considered inappropriate given the open field pattern of the host landscape'. The Parish Council is taking active measures, having declared a Climate emergency, to increase woodland across the Parish and beyond. The applicant's photos from VP3 show that, besides the trees associated with the substation compound, there is woodland on the hill behind. The proposed site should be surrounded on all sides by a thick belt of woodland including holly as well as broadleaf. The northern and eastern sides should have naturalistic margins to look like natural woodland. This would help prevent the proliferation of more energy storage schemes or other National Grid support apparatus encroaching further upon the green belt. Larger, more mature trees than 3 metres should be planted and at a much greater ratio than 1 in 5. The Parish Council notes that the height of the proposed building to house the switchgear is 10.6m. This height and mass are an alien and dominant intrusion into the landscape. Grey colouring for the top part of the building will make it more visible. The use of engineered red brick for the electrical control room is uncharacteristic of the area. While the Acoustic Design Assessment concludes that 'the proposed installation would not have a significant adverse impact on any neighbouring properties' and that 'levels would be below the British Standard 8233 guidelines for residential occupation during both the day and night' it is likely that noise would be noticeable by residents in the vicinity and impact adversely on their amenity. The battery cooling fans are more likely to be deployed in hot weather when residents have their windows open. A light prevailing wind would carry sound towards houses to the north at New Holland, Honey Pot and Lane Side. Furthermore because the area is open countryside there is little to no background traffic noise or ambient urban noise so intermittent use of the fans would be more noticeable especially during the night-time. There has so far been only one fire at a battery storage site, but there is no detail in the application as to how run off from the site in the event of a fire would be prevented from entering the watercourse at the north-east of the site or of pollutants being washed off the site following such an incident or leakage. If this application is granted, conditions on creating surrounding native woodland to form adequate 360 degree screening must be imposed. The density of batteries must be such that the most frugal use of green belt land can be achieved. Careful consideration should be given to how the number of energy companies benefitting from this application can be maximised to mitigate against future energy storage applications at this substation. Acoustic testing of expected noise levels must be done to properly assess the impact on residents. | Application Granted |