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Anti-social driving a big concern in Bradford
Anti-social car use, including drivers revving their engines or catcalling from their vehicles, is a significant concern for residents in Bradford, police have council is considering plans to extend a public space protection order (PSPO) to clamp down on driver behaviour that causes a nuisance, but is not necessarily order was first introduced by Bradford Council in 2019 and more than 400 motorists have been fined since Supt Richard Padwell from West Yorkshire Police said the anti-social use of vehicles "continues to be one of the most significant concerns for our communities, as is frequently evidenced in community safety meetings and surveys". He said the existing PSPO, which also targets car meets, "significantly contributes to maintaining public safety, reducing anti-social behaviour and ensuring that the communities of Bradford are safe from this type of activity."Alison Lowe, West Yorkshire's deputy mayor for policing and crime, said officers found that "anti-social behaviour related to driving disproportionately impacted women and girls".Lowe said she believed the PSPO would "support our targeted work" to tackle issues around women's Council asked the public for its views on the proposed extension earlier this year, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.A total of 942 people responded, of which 97% said anti-social vehicle use was "a big problem" or "a fairly big problem".Most people supported the will discuss the proposed extension at a meeting on Thursday. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
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3 days ago
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Permission refused for 'cramped' flats
A retrospective planning application to turn the upper floors of a former Bradford pub into flats has been refused by planners as "sub-standard". The former Diplomat pub, on Sunbridge Road, received planning permission for an office conversion in 2014, but the building's upper floors were subsequently converted into nine flats without permission. Earlier this year, a retrospective application to retain the flats, described by the applicant as "high-quality residential accommodation, was submitted to Bradford Council. But planning has been refused, with officers citing a layout that "resulted in cramped and substandard living conditions". The retrospective application submitted described the residential accommodation as "a carefully considered and contextually sensitive conversion of a historically significant building". But planning officers said all the flats fell below legal minimum-space standards. Turning down the application, officers wrote: "All of the flats fail to meet the minimum-space standards for a one-bed single and double occupancy unit. "As such, the flats have resulted in cramped and substandard living conditions, with Flat 6 being particularly affected." Flat six measures just 23sqm - 1sqm less than the legal minimum size. Planners added: "[These standards] are especially crucial in this case, as the flats do not benefit from private or communal outdoor amenity space, and the surrounding area lacks open recreational green spaces for residents." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here. Further Bradford City Village details released Permission refused for 'unsightly' storage site Plans to convert cafe into 18-bed home refused
BBC News
3 days ago
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Retrospective permission refused for 'cramped' Bradford flats
A retrospective planning application to turn the upper floors of a former Bradford pub into flats has been refused by planners as "sub-standard".The former Diplomat pub, on Sunbridge Road, received planning permission for an office conversion in 2014, but the building's upper floors were subsequently converted into nine flats without this year, a retrospective application to retain the flats, described by the applicant as "high-quality residential accommodation, was submitted to Bradford planning has been refused, with officers citing a layout that "resulted in cramped and substandard living conditions". The retrospective application submitted described the residential accommodation as "a carefully considered and contextually sensitive conversion of a historically significant building".But planning officers said all the flats fell below legal minimum-space down the application, officers wrote: "All of the flats fail to meet the minimum-space standards for a one-bed single and double occupancy unit."As such, the flats have resulted in cramped and substandard living conditions, with Flat 6 being particularly affected."Flat six measures just 23sqm - 1sqm less than the legal minimum size. Planners added: "[These standards] are especially crucial in this case, as the flats do not benefit from private or communal outdoor amenity space, and the surrounding area lacks open recreational green spaces for residents."Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
4 days ago
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Keighley leisure centre set to reopen after £900,000 refurbishment
A leisure centre which closed for repairs and a refurbishment scheme is set to reopen next month, Bradford Council confirmed. The Leisure Centre in Keighley closed in February to allow work on the £900,000 project to take place, including electrical improvements and the fitting of solar panels. The work was funded in part by the government's national swimming pool support an email to local residents, the local authority said the leisure centre would be open again from 30 June. The pool, gym and sports classes at the centre on Hard Ings Road have been unavailable for the past four months.A limited number of activities have continued at the neighbouring Victoria Hall. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
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5 days ago
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Start date for Bradford bike hire scheme 'under review' says council
The start date for an electric bike hire scheme in Bradford, previously expected to be up and running by spring 2025, is "under review", the council has September, Bradford Council approved plans to roll out the scheme across the district with the project being funded through cash raised from the city's Clean Air Zone (CAZ) would allow cyclists to hire e-bikes from docking stations and return them to either the same or a different docking station when council said it was in "detailed discussions with a bike share scheme provider" and the launch date was "under review to ensure that we maximise the bike usage when it is launched". According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, a spokesperson said the precise location of docking stations would be determined "through consultation with the scheme provider and other key stakeholders".But the authority said the network would be designed to cover "key trip origins and destinations in the main urban area" such as Bradford Interchange, Forster Square Station, Darley Street market as well as the university, colleges and council reports on the scheme had said areas outside the city including Bingley five rise locks, Haworth, and East Riddlesden Hall in Keighley could also be included. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
