Bradford Council publishes plan for 33,670 new homes by 2043

Summarised from 3 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 9 Oct, 12:55 · Archive

Bradford Council has published a draft Local Plan identifying sites for almost 34,000 homes across the district by 2043.

Bradford Council has published a draft Local Plan identifying sites for 33,670 homes and 110.5 hectares of employment land to be built across the district by 2043. The 1,290-page document identifies specific locations including the former Drummond's Mill site in Manningham, sites off Dockfield Road in Shipley, and a large site opposite Forster Square Retail Park. The plan is expected to support an estimated 30,000 jobs.

The plan has been delayed for several years. An earlier version was published in 2021 but was never adopted. The absence of an up-to-date blueprint has made it harder for the council to steer development and refuse major planning applications, with developers able to choose sites across the district.

Bradford Council said approximately 70 per cent of the proposed housing sites were in urban areas. Green belt land would also be released to meet housing and employment needs, affecting about 1.17 per cent of the district's total green belt. Deputy council leader Andrew Judson said the plan would give the authority a 'much greater ability to shape where development happens and to resist inappropriate development'.

The draft will go to public consultation later this month before being considered by councillors. The plan does not guarantee that planning applications for identified sites will automatically be approved.

How it is being reported

• Green belt land earmarked for almost all new Wharfedale housing growthMORE than 1,600 new homes are earmarked for Wharfedale under Bradford Council's newly published Draft Local Plan, with the overwhelming majority of allocated sites expected to come from land currently within the Green Belt.Telegraph & Argus · 9 Oct, 13:36
• Green belt land earmarked for almost all new Wharfedale housing growthMORE than 1,600 new homes are earmarked for Wharfedale under Bradford Council's newly published Draft Local Plan, with the overwhelming majority of allocated sites expected to come from land currently within the Green Belt.Wharfedale Observer · 9 Oct, 13:24
• Council unveils draft plan for 34,000 homesThe Local Plan identifies sites for almost 34,000 homes across Bradford district.BBC Leeds And West Yorkshire · 9 Oct, 12:37
• Here's where 33,000 new homes could be built in Bradford over next 17 yearsThe latest iteration of the plan has now been revealed, and provides sites where housing and employment developments should be built between now and 2043.Telegraph & Argus · 9 Oct, 03:00

In this story: Bradford Council · Bradford · Manningham · Shipley · Andrew Judson · Leeds

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