Gates for passageway 'blighted' by fly-tippers

The privately-owned passageway will have metal gates fitted at either side to limit access

A passageway in a conservation area can be gated to stop fly-tipping, planning officials have agreed.

A planning application had been submitted to Bradford Council to fit metal gates either side of the passage, which runs behind 132 Sunbridge Road.

The privately-owned alleyway is part of the Goitside Conservation Area, and links Grattan Road and Vincent Street.

It is used for bin storage for a 63-bed student flats building, but applicants Airedale House Management Company Ltd said it was regularly misused, with people dumping litter or fly-tipping around the bins.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, conservation officers supported the plans and stated the gates would not detract from the area's Victorian character.

The applicant says the passageway behind student flats has attracted fly-tippers

Approving the plans, officials said: "The gates will appear relatively insignificant in relation to the adjacent buildings.

"The proposal is not considered to form obtrusive features to result in visual amenity harm and is not considered to harm the character and significance of the conservation area or the setting of nearby listed buildings."

One condition of the approval is that the 5t 9 in (1.8m) high gates will have to be painted black.