Submitting.
But the approval came with a condition – that permitted development rights be removed from the property. National planning rules allow some work, such as small extensions to houses, to be carried out without planning permission.
Bradford Council decided that due to the building’s heritage, and greennbelt location, any changes to the building should go through the full planning process.
Applicants The Shibden Estate Company submitted an application to have this condition removed, but that was refused by Bradford Council this summer.
This decision was then the basis of an appeal, with the company claiming the removal of permitted development rights was “unreasonable and unnecessary.”