Environment

What’s happening?

Will Alsop’s Masterplan for the City Centre set down a strong vision for the city. Since it was published in 2003 Bradford Council and Bradford Centre Regeneration (the city’s urban regeneration company) have commissioned consultants to work on detailed proposals for each of the four neighbourhoods highlighted in the Masterplan – The Market, The Channel, The Bowl and The Valley.

Bradford Council is inviting comments on each of the consultants studies. These are known as Neighbourhood Development Frameworks (NDF’s). The NDF’s will be major inputs into a new Action Plan that the Council is preparing for the city centre.

What are the NDF’s

The NDF’s are a way of translating the visionary concept of the Masterplan into a detailed implementation plan and programme of action. Each study contains specific practical proposals which, when taken together, will provide a clear picture of how the city centre should look in 2020.

Who has prepared the NDF’s?

• The ‘Market’ and the ‘Channel’ have been prepared by Arup
• The ‘Bowl’ has been prepared by Alsop
• The ‘Valley’ has been prepared by Urbed

How do I get involved?

You can view the NDF’s by using the links below. Comments can be made by filling in the Comment Form, by letter or by e-mail.

Comment Forms / letters should be sent to the following freepost address:

FAO Planning Implementation Group
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Transportation, Design and Planning Department
FREEPOST BD818
8th Floor, Jacob's Well
Bradford
BD1 1BR

e-mails should be sent to planning.city@bradford.gov.uk

The documents are also available to view at:

• The Council Planning Offices at Bradford (Jacobs Well), Keighley Town Hall and Shipley Town Hall.
• The Libraries in Bradford city centre, Keighley, Shipley, Bingley and Ilkley.

What happens next?

A report on the comments received on each NDF will inform and influence the content of the new City Centre Action Plan.