About the City Centre Conservation Area
The City Centre Conservation Area covers about 33 hectares within City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council’s area. Inside the boundary are 80 listed buildings (2 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 75 Grade II). The most significant is Bradford Town Hall, Grade I. Part of the area lies in flood zone 3, so an extension may need a flood risk assessment.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
ProjectElsewhereIn City Centre CA
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Bradford Town HallGrade I
- The Wool ExchangeGrade I
- Midland BankGrade II*
- St George's HallGrade II*
- The National Westminster BankGrade II*
- 1-11, MANOR ROW (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 12-20, Sunbridge Road Bd1Grade II
- 14 and 16, Piccadilly Bd1Grade II
- 14, 16 and 18, North Parade Bd1Grade II
- 18-24, Piccadilly Bd1Grade II
- 19, CheapsideGrade II
- 20 and 22, North Parade Bd1Grade II
- 24, 26 and 28, North Parade Bd1Grade II
- 24, Sunbridge Road Bd1Grade II
- 26 and 28, Sunbridge Road Bd1Grade II
- 26, KirkgateGrade II
- 28a, Manor Row Bd1Grade II
- 29, Manor Row Bd1Grade II
- 30, KIRKGATE BD1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 31, Manor Row Bd1Grade II
- 32, KIRKGATE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 32, Manor Row Bd1Grade II
- 33 and 33a, Manor Row Bd1Grade II
- 34-44, Sunbridge Road Bd1Grade II
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- 34, 34a and 36, Darley StreetGrade II
- 35 and 37, Manor Row Bd1Grade II
- 36 AND 38, NORTH PARADE BD1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 43 AND 45, DARLEY STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 47, QUEENSGATE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 5-11, Upper Millergate Bd1Grade II
- 5-19, Salem Street Bd1Grade II
- 6-18, Rawson Place Bd1Grade II
- 6, Piccadilly Bd1Grade II
- 8-20, MANOR ROW BD1 (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 8-24, Quebec Street Bd1Grade II
- 8, Piccadilly Bd1Grade II
- 9-15 Bridge Street, 30-36 Market Street, 25-29 Tyrrell Street, 1-9 IvegateGrade II
- 9, 11 AND 15, DUKE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- Alhambra TheatreGrade II
- Bradford War Memorial, including steps, screen wall and terminal blocksGrade II
- Church HouseGrade II
- Corner Block of the Midland HotelGrade II
- County CourtGrade II
- Cresta HouseGrade II
- Devonshire HouseGrade II
- Forecourt Railings to Number 28aGrade II
- Fountain HallGrade II
- Furness House, Forward House, Equity Chambers and Auburn HouseGrade II
- Glyde HouseGrade II
- Halifax Building SocietyGrade II
- Institute For the BlindGrade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Bradford County CourtGrade II
- Lincolnshire HouseGrade II
- Lloyds BankGrade II
- Lloyds BankGrade II
- Manor BuildingsGrade II
- Midland BankGrade II
- National Westminster BankGrade II
- Oastler StatueGrade II
- Pair of K6 Telephone Kiosks on Central IslandGrade II
- Prudential AssuranceGrade II
- Queen Anne ChambersGrade II
- Rawson HotelGrade II
- Registry OfficeGrade II
- Stable/coach House Block at Right Angle to Rear of Number 30Grade II
- Sunwin House Department Store, Sunwin HouseGrade II
- The Commercial InnGrade II
- The Grosvenor Public HouseGrade II
- The Shoulder of Mutton Public HouseGrade II
- The Talbot HotelGrade II
- The Union ClubGrade II
- The Victoria HotelGrade II
- The Yorkshire Sports, Telegraph and Argus BuildingGrade II
- Thorpe BuildingsGrade II
- Two Standard Lamps Outside North Tower Entrance of the Wool ExchangeGrade II
- Victoria MemorialGrade II
- Warehouse opposite Gaumont TheatreGrade II
- York HouseGrade II
- Yorkshire BankGrade II
- Yorkshire County Savings BankGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBCity Centre Conservation Area AppraisalCity of Bradford Metropolitan District Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.