The Bradford City Centre Area Action Plan DPD will provide the statutory basis for the implementation of the City Centre Masterplan and associated four neighbourhood plans. The AAP will also provide the spatial expression to deliver the identified sites and areas of change and constraint.
The Bradford City Centre Area Action Plan (BCCAAP) is being prepared by the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council as part of the Local Development Framework for Bradford.
There has been extensive public consultation on the future of Bradford City Centre over the last 5 years as part of the Bradford Centre Regeneration and the Council's Masterplanning and Neighbourhood Development Framework (NDF) Processes. Comments received to date on the NDFs have been considered by the Council at its Executive on 16th January 2007.
The Bradford City Centre Area Action Plan will bring all of this work together and will aim to address how development and change within the city can be delivered through the development plan system.
Issues and Options Stage
The Issues and Options Report is the first formal stage in the process. Its purpose is to involve interested parties in identifying the key issues and options which the new plan will need to address.
The documents which are subject to Public Consultation are listed below:
In addition to the above documents the following supporting publication have been submitted as part of the consultation process:
BCCAAP Issues and Options Film Presentation
As part of the Issues and Options consultation process a 25 minute film has been commissioned by Bradford Council which features people's views on the city centre and ideas on how it can be improved for shoppers, businesses and visitors. The film has been used as an effective engagement technique at consultation meetings and workshops. To view the film, click on the chapters below
Public Consultations
Public Consultations on the Issues and Options Report commenced in August 2007.
A series of Exhibitions and drop in sessions will be held in City Centre, Ilkley, Keighley and Shipley between 9th June and 5th July 2008. Please see poster below for more information.
The following Drop In Consultation Events were held during the public consultation period:
- Wednesday 31st October 2007, 9am - 5pm, City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford, BD1 1HY
- Thursday 1st November to Saturday 3rd November 2007, 10am - 5pm, Kirkgate Shopping Centre, Bradford, BD1 1QT (Upper floor opposite Bakers Oven)
At each of the events, an exhibition was on display with Planning Officer from the Council present to hear the views of residents, businesses and visitors.
For further information on the Drop In Consultation Events, please see the poster below
As part of the public consultation process, the Council has received written representations on the Issues and Options Report from individuals, private, public and voluntary organisations. The full written representations received between August 2007 and March 2008 can be viewed by clicking the link below
The council has also prepared the following Consultation Event Log reports which provide details and key messages from the various events organised by Bradford Council and Yorkshire Planning Aid since August 2007. The Consultation Logs can be viewed by clicking the link below
As part of the Issues and Options stage, Bradford Council will be continuing to organise consultation meetings and workshop events over the spring and summer. If you or your organisation would like to make comments on the Issues and Options Report, then please do not hesitate to contact the LDF group.
The Council will publish the Bradford City Centre Area Action Plan - Preferred Options Report at the end of 2008. This will draw on the Issues and Options Consultation and set out what is the preferred approach and why the Council has not followed other possible options.
Sustainability Appraisal Draft Scoping Report
This document forms the first stage of the Sustainability Appraisal of the Bradford City Centre Area Action Plan (BCCAAP).
The Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report collects together the baseline data and information on other plans, policies and programmes that can have an influence on the production of the APP. Based on this context, sustainability appraisal objectives and indicators are identified and issues and problems are set out to form a framework, which will then be used to measure the performance of these plans. The Sustainability Appraisal (SA) also incorporates the requirements of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA).
The council invited comments on all aspects of the Draft Sustainability Appraisal Report, particularly on the provision of any additional information in relation to the baseline data and sustainability issues, objectives and idicators as identified in the reports. The 5 week consultation period closed on Monday 13th August 2007.
The Final Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report is available to download from the link below
Documents to Download:
Pre Production Stage
City Centre Masterplan
In September 2002 the Secretary of State approval was granted to establish an Urban Regeneration Company for Bradford City Centre. That Company was established in February 2003 with two founding members, the Council and Yorkshire Forward. The Company trades as Bradford Centre Regeneration (BCR).
Also in February 2003 Alsop Architects were commissioned to undertake work to produce a masterplan for Bradford City Centre. The masterplan was completed in September 2003 and welcomed by the Executive at its 14th October 2003 meeting.
The Masterplan can be viewed in full on the BCR website.
Status of the Masterplan
At the meeting of the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Regulatory and Appeals Committee on the 8th March 2005 it was resolved that:
- The Masterplan for Bradford City Centre be treated as a material consideration in the determination of planning applications.
The City Centre masterplan has been the subject of public consultation. The Bradford City Centre Masterplan Consultation log is available to download from the link below
Draft Neighbourhood Development Frameworks
The Masterplan identifies four separate neighbourhoods in Bradford City Centre – The Bowl, The Channel, The Market, and The Valley.
In late 2004/early 2005 consultants were commissioned by City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council and BCR to produce a framework for each of the four neighbourhoods.
These have been called Neighbourhood Development Frameworks (NDFs).
The purpose of the NDFs is to build on the aims of the Masterplan and produce a deliverable strategy and a set of projects for each neighbourhood
The Draft Neighbourhood Development Frameworks can be viewed in full here.
The Draft NDFs were published separately for public comment between March and December 2006. The consultations logs for the Draft NDFs can be downloaded from the link below:
Status of Draft NDF's
On 16th January 2007, the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council considered consultation responses to the NDFs and resolved that comments would be accepted as evidence for inclusion in the preparation of the City Centre Area Action Plan.
On 7th February 2007, the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council’s Regulatory & Appeals Committee resolved that: the four Draft Neighbourhood Development Frameworks for the City Centre be treated as material considerations in the determination of planning applications pending the adoption of the Bradford City Centre Action Area Plan.
All of the above documentations are available to view at the following locations:
Principle Planning Office at:
- Jacobs Well, Manchester Road, Bradford BD1 5RW (Mon-Thurs 9am to 5pm, Fri 9am to 4.30pm)
And also at the following Council Offices and main Libraries:
- Keighley Town Hall, (Mon-Thurs 9am to 5pm, Fri 9am to 4.30pm)
- Shipley Town Hall, (Mon-Thurs 9am to 5pm, Fri 9am to 4.30pm)
- Ilkley Town Hall, (Mon-Thurs 9am to 12.30pm & 1.30pm to 5.00pm, Fri 9am to 12.30pm & 1.30pm to 4.30pm)
- Bradford Central Library, (Mon-Fri 9am to 7.30pm, Sat 9am to 5pm)
- Shipley Library, (Mon-Fri 9am to 7pm, Sat 9am to 5pm)
- Bingley Library, (Mon-Fri 9am to 7pm, Sat 9am to 5pm)
- Ilkley Library, (Mon-Fri 9am to 7pm, Sat 9am to 5pm)
For further information on the Bradford City Centre Area Action Plan please contact:
Local Development Framework Group
8th Floor Jacob's well
Manchester Road
BRADFORD
BD1 5RW
Tel: 01274 434296
Fax: 01274 433767
Email: ldf.consultation@bradford.gov.uk
Website: www.bradford.gov.uk/ldf
