Planning application
18 Bolton Road Bradford West Yorkshire BD1 4DA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor meeting/waiting room to cafe bar (Use Class E(b)) with minor external alterations
As published by the council, reference 25/04275/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04275/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Granted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 24 Jul 2026
- Ward
- City (ward 07)
- Parish
- Not In A Parish
- Decision by
- Area Planning Manager
- Postcode
- BD1 4DA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by Bradford
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24 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Bradford
24 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 70% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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