Townhouses plan for church site vacant since 2005

Fresh plans to build homes on the site of a former church which closed down 20 years ago have been put forward.

Developers have asked Bradford Council for permission to put up three townhouses on land where The Apostolic Church in Taunton Street, Shipley, once stood.

The church ceased to operate in 2005, according to planning documents, and was demolished six years later.

Although the council gave the green light for three townhouses to be built on the vacant land in 2013, those plans were never realised and planning permission subsequently lapsed.

The proposed scheme has now been re-submitted in the same form as 12 years ago.

In the application, co-owner Justin Earley said: "These new dwellings will provide a good amount of accommodation with up to three and four bedrooms."

Mr Earley added that the new homes "would be constructed in a traditional style with good quality artificial stone".

Previously submitted documents linked to old applications said the church had been subject to vandalism before it was knocked down.

A metal fence was later put up in an attempt to secure the site.

The council is due to make a decision on the application in the coming months.

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