Planning application
Bradford And District Newspapers Newsquest Hall Ings Bradford West Yorkshire BD1 1JR
Works: New dwelling Windows or glazing Major scheme
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Proposal
Conversion of existing listed office building to create 57 residential apartments with associated internal amenity space. Including external improvements such as new window and doors, existing roof refurbishment new gutters and fall pipes.
As published by the council, reference 25/04728/MAF
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04728/MAF
- Type
- Major Full Application
- Status
- Pending Consideration
- Received
- 3 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2026
- Ward
- City (ward 07)
- Parish
- Not In A Parish
- Postcode
- BD1 1JR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bradford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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25/04729/LBC Awaiting decision
Bradford And District Newspapers Newsquest Hall Ings Bradford West Yorkshire BD1 1JR
Works to facilitate conversion of existing listed office building to create 57 residential apartments with associated internal amenity space, external improvements such as new window and doors, existing roof refurbishment new gutters and fall pipes.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Feb 2026
Received by Bradford
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 May 2026, 13 weeks from validation under the statutory target. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bradford took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 25/04729/LBC (Pending Consideration)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Beckwith Design Associates Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in Bradford
Active · incorporated 2003 · Bradford
5 applications on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
44 documents on file for this application
- CONSULTEE: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH LAND CONTAMINATION
- CONSULTEE: TREES TEAM
- HIGHWAYS CONSULTATION RESPONSE
- CONSULTEE - CYCLE AND ACTIVE TRAVEL CHAMPION
- CONSULTEE: HERITAGE CONSERVATION CONSULTEE RESPONSE
- CONSULTEE: SUFFICIENCY TEAM
- CONSULTEE: PUBLIC HEALTH
- CONSULTEE: CHRIS HUGHES - WEST YORKSHIRE POLICE - DOCO
- CONSULTEE: CLEAN AIR PLAN TEAM CBMDC
- SITE NOTICE
- CONSULTEE: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NUISANCE
- CONSULTEE: PARKS & GREENSPACES DEVELOPMENT
- SITE NOTICE MAP
- CONSULTEE: DRAINAGE CONSULTATIONS
- CIL PAAIR FORM
- CRIME IMPACT STATEMENT
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED CELLAR FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FOURTH FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- EXISTING SECTIONS
- PROPOSED SECTION
- PROPOSED TIMBER WINDOWS
- PROPOSED EXTERNAL TIMBER DOORS
- PROPOSED SECTIONS
- MEZZ FLOOR PLAN
- COVER LETTER
- CRIME IMPACT
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- DUST RISK ASSESSMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING STATEMENT
Trade members open them from here.
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