Bradford District Local Plan - Publication Draft (Regulation 19) Supporting Documents (October 2026)

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Supporting Documents

CD1 - Statement of the Representation Procedure (231.35 KB)

CD4 - Bradford District Local Plan 2025-2043 - Regulation 19 Publication Draft - Executive Summary (2.34 MB)

SM1 - Engagement Plan - Regulation 19 (276.85 KB)

SM2 - AI Statement (128.52 KB)

SM3 - Frequently Asked Questions (273.67 KB)

SM4 - Local Plan - Preferred Options (Regulation 18) - Statement Consultation (2026) (18.30 MB)

SM5 - Local Plan - Statement of Cooperation (Working Draft) October 2026 (1.37 MB)

Site Allocation Reference Guide - Collated List of Regulation 18 to Regulation 19 Sites

Regulation 19 Collated list of Housing Sites and References (403.33 KB)

EVIDENCE BASE

The evidence base is the information and data gathered by the Council to support the development of the Local Plan and ultimately justify the "soundness" of the policy approach set out in the plan, including physical, economic, and social characteristics of an area. The evidence base documents and links set out below have informed the Publication Draft (Regulation 19) version of the Local Plan.

Planning for Homes

EV1 - Bradford District Green Belt Assessment Report (5.12 MB) Comment

EV1 - Bradford District Green Belt Assessment Report - Appendices C and D Comment

EV2 - Settlement Study Report and Appendices - October 2026 (48.86 MB) Comment

EV3 - Housing Technical Paper (2.61 MB) Comment

EV4 - Strategic Housing Market Update 2026 (4.46 MB) Comment

EV5 - Bradford Gypsy and Traveller Accomodation Assessment (2026) (994.87 KB) Comment

EV6 - 5 Year Housing Land Supply Statement 2025-2030 (285.85 KB) Comment

EV7 - Bradford Housing Strategy (2020-2030) Comment

EV8 - Bradford Homelessness Strategy 2020-2025 Comment

EV9 - Empty Homes Action Plan (2021-25) Comment

EV10 - Great Places to Grow Old - Bradford District's Strategy for the Over 50's (2011-2021) Comment

EV11 - Tenancy Strategy 2013-2018 Comment

EV12 - Housing Allocations Policy Comment

EV13 - Adult Commissioning Market Position Statement Comment

EV14 - Brownfield Register Comment

EV15 - Self-build and Custom Build Register Comment

Planning for Prosperity - Employment

EV16 - Employment Growth Paper (EGP) (3.09 MB) Comment

EV17 - Employment Land Review (ELR) (3.12 MB) Comment

EV18 - Employment Land Review - Addendum 2026 (370.93 KB) Comment

EV19 - Employment Topic Paper (4.34 MB) Comment

EV20 - Bradford District Digital Strategy (2022-2027) Comment

EV21 - Bradford District Regeneration and Growth Plan (with appendices) Comment

Retail and Town Centres

EV22 - Bradford District Retail and Leisure Study Update 2025 (1.76 MB) Comment

Transport and Connectivity

EV23 - Transport Assessment (13.43 MB) Comment

EV24 - Air Quality Assessment for Local Plan (7.12 MB) Comment

EV25 - Carbon Assessment Note (835.21 KB) Comment

EV26 - Air Quality Assessment for HRA (7.74 MB) Comment

EV27 - West Yorkshire Bus Strategy (1.03 MB) Comment

EV28 - West Yorkshire Transport Strategy 2040 Comment

Design and Place Making

EV29 - Homes and Neighbourhood Design Guide SPD Comment

EV30 - Bradford City Centre Design Guide SPD Comment

EV31 - Bradford Design Code (2023) (8.88 MB) Comment

EV31b - Design Topic Paper (571.28 KB) Comment

Supporting Sustainable Communities

EV32 - Playing Pitch and Outdoor Sport Strategy Report 2026 (Working Draft) (9.57 MB) Comment

EV33 - Indoor Sports and Recreation Strategy (Working Draft) (5.62 MB) Comment

EV35 - Open Space Audit Report 2021 Comment

EV36 - Open Space Needs and Demand Assessment 2020 Comment

EV36b - Green, Blue and Recreational Infrastructure Technical Paper (352.40 KB) Comment

Climate and Resources

EV37 - Bradford Sustainable Design Guide SPD Comment

EV38 - Bradford District Climate Action Plan 2025-28 Comment

EV39 - WYCA Tackling the climate emergency Emission Reduction Pathways Report 2020 (1.69 MB) Comment

EV40 - WYCA Climate and Environment Plan 2025 Comment

Natural Environment

EV41 - Landscape Character SPD Comment

EV42 - Landscape Sensitivity Assessment (LSA) 2023 (45.34 MB) Comment

EV43 - Local Nature Recovery Strategy Comment

EV44a - Bradford Green and Blue Strategy - Final Report (12.29 MB) Comment

EV44b - Bradford Green and Blue Infrastructure Strategy - Appendix A (244.29 KB) Comment

EV44c - Bradford Green and Blue Infrastructure Strategy - Appendix B (302.08 KB) Comment

EV44d - Bradford Green and Blue Infrastructure Strategy - Appendix C (267.37 KB) Comment

EV44e - Bradford Green and Blue Infrastructure Strategy - Appendix D (524.07 KB) Comment

EV44f - Bradford Green and Blue Infrastructure Strategy - Executive Summary (8.80 MB) Comment

EV45 - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 1 (Part 1) Comment

EV46a - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 1 (Part 2) (895.82 KB) Comment

EV46b - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 1 (Part 2) (9.12 MB) Comment

EV47 - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 - Main Report (712.47 KB) Comment

EV47a - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 - Appendix A Airedale Nominal Risk (6.03 MB) Comment

EV47b - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 - Appendix B Bradford Urban Nominal Risk (26.25 MB) Comment

EV47c - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 - Appendix C South Pennines Nominal Risk (4.00 MB) Comment

EV47d - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 - Appendix D Wharfedale Nominal Risk (2.16 MB) Comment

EV47e - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 - Appendix E Functional Floodplain (541.48 KB) Comment

EV47f - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 - Appendix F Addendum (657.14 KB) Comment

EV47g - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 - Airedale Employment Sites (4.25 MB) Comment

EV47h - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 - Airedale Housing Sites Part A (22.66 MB) Comment

EV47i - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 - Airedale Housing Sites Part B (21.09 MB) Comment

EV47j - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 - Bradford Employment Sites (24.06 MB) Comment

EV47k - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 - Bradford Housing Sites Part A (28.90 MB) Comment

EV47l - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 - Bradford Housing Sites Part B (19.49 MB) Comment

EV47m - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 - Bradford Housing Sites Part C (18.23 MB) Comment

EV47n - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 - Bradford Housing Sites Part D (19.06 MB) Comment

EV47o - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 - Bradford Housing Sites Part E (13.76 MB) Comment

EV47p - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 - South Pennines Housing Sites (11.68 MB) Comment

EV47q - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) Level 2 - Wharfdale Sites Housing Sites (12.92 MB) Comment

EV47r - Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) - Level 2 - Additional Sites Addendum (110.22 KB) Comment

Historic Environment

EV49 - Heritage Impact Assessment Report (554.29 KB) Comment

EV49a - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Addingham (1.32 MB) Comment

EV49b - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Baildon (8.99 MB) Comment

EV49c - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Bingley (4.26 MB) Comment

EV49d - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Burley in Wharfedale (408.70 KB) Comment

EV49e - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Cullingworth (432.75 KB) Comment

EV49f - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Denholme (329.15 KB) Comment

EV49g - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Harden (844.86 KB) Comment

EV49h - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Haworth and Cross Roads (1.60 MB) Comment

EV49i - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Ilkley (7.55 MB) Comment

EV49j - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Keighley (8.21 MB) Comment

EV49k - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Menston (1.46 MB) Comment

EV49l - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Bradford North East (2.32 MB) Comment

EV49m - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Bradford North West (5.62 MB) Comment

EV49n - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Oakworth (2.13 MB) Comment

EV49o - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Oxenhope (549.65 KB) Comment

EV49p - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Queensbury (2.37 MB) Comment

EV49q - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Bradford South East (4.25 MB) Comment

EV49 - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Bradford South West (11.60 MB) Comment

EV49d - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Shipley (5.10 MB) Comment

EV49t - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Silsden (2.53 MB) Comment

EV49u - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Steeton-with-Eastburn (2.63 MB) Comment

EV49v - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Thornton (1.99 MB) Comment

EV49w - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Wilsden (3.42 MB) Comment

EV49x - Heritage Impact Assessment Report - Bradford City Centre (668.14 KB) Comment

Minerals

EV50 - West Yorkshire Local Aggregate Assessment (2026) (2024 data) Comment

EV51 - Yorkshire and the Humber Aggregates Working Party - Annual Monitoring Report 2025 (2024 data) Comment

EV52 - Mineral Resource Information in Support of National, Regional and Local Planning: West Yorkshire (comprising Metropolitan Boroughs of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield and City of Leeds) Commissioned Report CR/04/172N Comment

EV53 - Mineral Resource Information in Support of National, Regional and Local Planning: West Yorkshire (comprising Metropolitan Boroughs of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield and City of Leeds) Commissioned Report CR/04/172N Mapping Comment

EV54 - Mineral safeguarding in England: good practice advice Comment

EV55 - Minerals Background Paper 1 - Background, Policy Context & Minerals Supply (1.15 MB) Comment

EV56 - Minerals Background Paper 2 - Minerals Safeguarding (1.45 MB) Comment

EV57 - Minerals Background Paper 3 - Minerals Site Allocations (2.92 MB) Comment

EV58 - Minerals Background Paper 4 - Minerals Areas of Search (722.16 KB) Comment

Waste

EV59 - Waste Capacity Study (951.01 KB) Comment

EV60 - Waste Background Paper (1.13 MB) Comment

EV61 - Waste Movement Background Paper (1.86 MB) Comment

Settlements and Sites

EV62 - Bingley Development Framework Comment

EV63 - Keighley Development Framework Comment

EV64 - Shipley Development Framework Comment

EV65 - Bradford Development Framework Comment

EV66 - Southern Gateway and New City Centre Rail Station Comment

EV67 - Bradford Central Capacity Study Market Report - Jan 2026 (44.94 MB) Comment

EV68 - Locality Plans Comment

EV69 - WYCA - Planning and Strategic Sites in West Yorkshire Comment

Sites

EV70 - Strategic Land Availability Assessment (SLA) v5 (15.23 MB) Comment

EV71 - Site Assessment Methology (506.65 KB) Comment

EV72 - Site Assessment Methodology - Rejected Sites Paper (13.15 MB) Comment

Infrastructure Delivery

EV73a - Bradford District Local Infrastructure Plan (3.06 MB) Comment

EV73b - Infrastructure Delivery Schedule (340.69 KB) Comment

EV74 - Bradford Local Plan Viability Report (20.91 MB) Comment

EV75 - Bradford Joint Strategic Needs Assessment Comment

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