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Representation ID: 29299

Received: 29/03/2021

Respondent: Historic England

The Black Swan Public House and Swan Hill, both Grade II Listed Building, are located 50 metres to the south-west of the site. The mill buildings currently occupying this site, dated1915, are distinctive and characterful. The development of this area could harm elements which contribute to the significance of these designated heritage assets.
The site is currently allocated for development within the Bradford City Centre Area Action Plan (AAP), adopted in December 2017. The principle of allocating this site, for the nature and scale of development set out in the APP, has therefore been recently established as part of the Local Development Plan for Bradford District.
In order to safeguard these heritage assets, we would expect the Local Plan requirements for this site relating to the conservation and enhancement of the historic environment to, as a minimum, reflect those set out in the AAP. Consequently, we welcome that the Development Considerations and Constraints & Opportunities
identified for this site in the Draft Local Plan reflect those in the AAP. However, if there have been any significant changes to the sites circumstances since its allocation in the AAP that we are not aware of (such as the lapsing of the previous planning permission), or the development proposed is significantly different (e.g. in terms of
land use, density, scale, developable area etc.), the Council should undertake a Heritage Impact Assessment of the site as part of the Evidence Base to the emerging Local Plan. Consideration should also be given as to whether any buildings or structures on the site should be classified as non-designated heritage assets and treated accordingly in determining the appropriate form and nature of development.