Bradford City Library, 9 Aldermanbury, Bradford, BD1 1SD

Planning appeal 3349731 at Bradford City Library, 9 Aldermanbury, Bradford, BD1 1SD (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 10 December 2024 by Inspector Worthington E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the communications hub would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the City Centre Conservation Area.

‘this application relates to the installation of a modern, multifunction Hub unit featuring an integral advertisement display and defibrillator’

Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector: Worthington E
Postcode: BD1 1SD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the communications hub would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the City Centre Conservation Area
Whether it would preserve the setting of the nearby Grade I listed building at Bradford Town Hall

What decided it

The proposals would introduce an intrusive and distracting feature to the open space that would unacceptably detract from the public realm and historic townscape, diminish the setting of the listed building, and fail to preserve the character and appearance of the conservation area, with public benefits insufficient to outweigh this harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DS1Policy DS3Policy EN3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 118Paragraph 122Paragraph 205Paragraph 206Paragraph 207

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