Former Site Of Bingley Police Station , Bradford Road , Bingley , West Yorkshire , BD16 1AH

Planning appeal 3376385 at Former Site Of Bingley Police Station , Bradford Road , Bingley , West Yorkshire , BD16 1AH (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was allowed on 24 March 2026 by Inspector Smith J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on highway safety and operational efficiency.

development of restaurant (Use Class E(b)) with drive-through facility and car parking, associated access, servicing, hard and soft landscaping and other associated works

Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: retail · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Smith J
Postcode: BD16 1AH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on highway safety and operational efficiency
whether the proposed vehicle parking would be sufficient to meet the needs of the development
the effect of the loss of on street parking facilities

What decided it

The Inspector found that the proposed access, parking provision and loss of on-street parking would not cause unacceptable harm to highway safety, parking adequacy or the wider highway network, leaving no harm or policy conflict to weigh against the proposal.

having found no harm or policy conflict on the main issues, the wider economic and social benefits of the scheme (jobs, expenditure, use of a previously developed town-centre site) added further weight in favour of allowing the appeal

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DS4 of the Bradford Core Strategy 2017Policy TR2 of the Bradford Core Strategy 2017Appendix 4 of the Bradford Core Strategy 2017
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 116Paragraph 97

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