Bradford City Centre Area Action Plan
4. Examination (August 2016)
The Council submitted the AAP to the Planning Inspectorate on Friday 29 April.
This page should be viewed alongside the submission webpage from which the original submission library may be accessed. The submission library also contains a full set of representations submitted at the Publication stage.
Further library items will be added to this Examination page as the Examination progresses and representors and other interested parties are encouraged to view it on a regular basis for new items and latest developments.
Latest News
29 August - following the recent close of the Modifications consultation the responses have been forwarded to the Inspector to assist her deliberations and final report. Further details will be advised in due course - in the meantime, please note the Programme Officer's new email address as below for any communications.
4 July - the Council's Modifications consultation will now commence on 5 July for a period of six weeks and ending 16 August.
26 June - the Council's Modification consultation is expected to commence on 28 June for a period of six weeks and ending 9 August.
7 March 2017 - Following the recent hearing session, the Council are now preparing a list of proposed Modifications and expect to consult on these in the near future. Following the close of that consultation the Inspector would expect to proceed to her final report.
The Inspector
The Secretary of State has appointed Ms Louise Nurser BA (Hons) Dip UP MRTPI to undertake the examination into the AAP.
The Programme Officer
All correspondence to or from the Inspector will be via an independent Programme Officer and Tony Blackburn will fulfil this role. Items should be sent to him, preferably by email, to
or alternatively by post to him at the following address:
15 Ottawa Close
Blackburn
BB2 7EB
Additionally he may be contacted by telephone on 01254 260286.
The hearings
The hearings concluded on Wednesday 1 March 2017.
Draft modifications
The Council are now compiling an updated list of proposed Modifications and expect to consult on these in the near future.
Examination library items
These will be added here as the Examination progresses. The Inspector is also conducting the Examination into the Shipley and Canal Road Corridor Area Action Plan and as a result some of the library items, particularly correspondence between the Inspector and the Council, may also refer to that Plan.
Documents submitted by Programme Officer/Inspector and related responses
- PS-A001a - BCCAAP letter 120516 Inspector's initial questions.link
- PS-A001b(i) - CBMDC response to inspector's initial questions on AAPs.link
- PS-A001b(ii) - Appendix 2 Cushman and Wakefield response to AAP EiP queries.link
- PS-A001c - BCCAAP letter 200616 from Insp to Council.doc (47 Kb)
- PS-A002a - BCCAAP letter 240516 re Affordable housing.link
- PS-A002b - CBMDC response to inspector's further question on affordable housing.link
- PS-A003 - Email 150616 from Programme Officer to BCCAAP representors.doc (31 Kb)
- PS-A004 - Procedural practice in the examination of local plans.doc (296 Kb)
- PS-A005 - Schools update paper July 2016.link
- PS-A006 - Council AAP EXAMINATION WORK SCHEDULE 140716.link
- PS-A007 - Office Space Methodology Paper.pdf (80 Kb)
- PS-A008 - BCCAAP letter 150816 Insp to Council.doc (33 Kb)
- PS-A009 - Email 140816 from Programme Officer to Enviro Agency.link
- PS-A010a - Goitside Neighbourhood Vision.pdf (400 Kb)
- PS-A010b - Policies Map.pdf (317 Kb)
- PS-A011 Email 220816 from Council to Inspector re flood risk issues.doc (29 Kb)
- PS-A012 - 2016-08-19 Bradford City Centre Car Parking Study - Issue 2 (main body).pdf (3 Mb)
- PS-A013a - Email 260816 from Programme Officer to BCC and SCRC representors.link
- PS-A013b - MIQ Bradford Shipley AAPs 260816.link
- PS-A013c - AAPs Draft timetable Bradford v2.link
- PS-A013d - GUIDANCE NOTE 260816 BCC and SCRC AAPs.link
- PS-A014a - Bradford Core Strategy Inspectors final report 220816.link
- PS-A014b - Bradford Core Strategy Main modifications .link
- PS-A015 - Bradford City Centre AAP Housing Paper.pdf (236 Kb)
- PS-A016a - Email 300916 from Programme Officer to hearing participants.link
- PS-A016b - AAPs Draft timetable Bradford v3 300916.link
- PS-A017a - Email 171016 from Programme Officer to representors re Holding Direction on Core Strategy.doc (27 Kb)
- PS-A017b - Inspector's letter 141016 re Holding Direction to Council.doc (32 Kb)
- PS-A018a - Email from Programme Officer to AAP representors 160117.link
- PS-A018b - Draft timetable Bradford March 2017.link
- PS-A018c - MIQ Bradford Shipley Flood risk matters FINAL.link
- PS-A018d - Guidance note to Bradford AAPs flood risk.link
- PS-A019 - AAP Flood Risk MIQs Responses.link
- PS-A020 - EA comments on MIQs 0602217.link
- PS-A021a - Letter 110417 from Inspector to Council re CS Holding Direction.doc (32 Kb)
- PS-A021b - Letter to BCCAAP and SCRC AAP Inspector dated 12 April 2017 TC.pdf (66 Kb)
- PS-A022 - Letter 160617 from Council re Core Strategy timescale.link