Planning appeal decision
3 West Way, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD18 4HW
Planning appeal 3360004 at 3 West Way, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD18 4HW (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was allowed on 12 June 2025 by Inspector Gravett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants with regards internal living space.
conversion of a detached garage to living accommodation part of the existing house
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Gravett R
- Postcode
- BD18 4HW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants with regards internal living space
What decided it
The conversion would provide acceptable living conditions for its intended occupant as an ancillary part of the main dwelling, with the occupant relying on the main house for essential facilities, making the constrained internal space acceptable for this specific use.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DS5HO9
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2025
- Dismissed15 September 2026601067225-27 Kensington Street, Bradford, BD8 9LZ
- Dismissed11 August 202660047491 Corn Mill Fold, Bradford, BD6 2HQ
- Dismissed21 July 2026600847895 Lilycroft Road, Bradford, BD9 5AH
- Dismissed27 May 202660028741, Chapel Street, Bradford, BD5 0LF
- Dismissed7 April 2026600493896 Avondale Road, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD18 4QY
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®