APPLICATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL OR REFUSAL

February 18, 2026 Bradford District Planning Panel (Committee) Approved View on council website

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Summary

...the panel delegated authority to the Planning Officer to grant planning permission for Horsfall Playing Fields subject to Sport England's objection being withdrawn, deferred consideration of The Old Library application to a future meeting, and granted planning permission for the development at 7 Briarfield Avenue contrary to the Officer's recommendation due to the Panel's assessment of the extension's design and scale.

Full council record
Content

 
1.         Horsfall
Playing Fields, Halifax Road, Bradford BD6 2JZ –
25/01602/FUL
 

Royds
Resolved –
 

(1) 
That determination of the application and authority be delegated
to the Planning Officer to grant planning permission subject to the
withdrawal of Sport England’s objection and the imposition of
appropriate planning conditions; and,
 

(2) 
That, in the event that Sport England maintained its objection,
the application be reported back to the Bradford District Planning
Panel for further consideration.
 
 
2.         The Old
Library, Town Lane, Bradford, BD10 8PR – 25/02573/FUL
 

Idle And Thackley
Resolved –
 
That consideration
of the application be deferred to a future meeting of the Bradford
District Appeals Panel.
 
 
3.         7 Briarfield
Avenue, Bradford, BD10 8QR – 25/02496/FUL
 

Idle and Thackley
Resolved –
 
That planning
permission be granted for the development at 7 Briarfield Avenue,
Bradford, BD10 8QR, contrary to the Officer’s recommendation,
on the basis that the Panel considered the design and scale of the
extension to be acceptable within the varied character of the
surrounding area.
 

To be actioned by: Strategic Director, Growth
 

Supporting Documents

BDPP180226DocK.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date18 Feb 2026