Planning permission refused for unauthorised cinema annex building

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 04:38 · Archive

Bradford councillors have refused retrospective planning permission for a two-storey residential annex with a cinema room built without approval.

Councillors on the Bradford Planning Panel have refused retrospective planning permission for a two-storey residential annex featuring a cinema room. The unauthorised structure is located on land behind 29 Beech Crescent in the Undercliffe area. The annex was completed last year and Haseeb Liaqat submitted a retrospective application to Bradford Council in March, describing it as 'a simple design that is in keeping with typical domestic ancillary structures'.

Planning officers recommended refusal of the application. Their report stated that the annex building is more akin to a detached dwelling, with internal floor space of approximately 120 square metres equivalent to a good-sized dwelling. The report also noted that other unauthorised works had been carried out at the site to facilitate the building, including clearing vegetation, regrading land and hard surfacing throughout.

Concerns were raised over safety issues. Photographs presented to the panel showed a crack in the structure, and planning officers informed members that building control had never approved the annex. One councillor stated he was 'extremely concerned' about the lack of building control sign-off.

How it is being reported

• 'Mini Aberfan' fear over annex with cinema room built without permissionCouncillors raised safety concerns over a crack in the structure and its lack of building control sign-offHuddersfield Examiner · 27 Oct, 04:00
• Extreme concerns over building with cinema room that was never signed offPlanning officers told members that building control has never signed off on the annex, something one councillor said he was “extremely concerned” about.Telegraph & Argus · 27 Oct, 03:00

In this story: Bradford Planning Panel · Bradford Council · Haseeb Liaqat · Beech Crescent · Undercliffe

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