Area
Regeneration in Bradford
Follow regeneration in Bradford, from Bradford City Village to the Southern Gateway, and see who funds and delivers it each quarter.
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The place
Bradford's regeneration centres on the city centre and its northern edge, where Bradford City Village brings up to 1,000 homes across three sites including the former Oastler and Kirkgate shopping centres, and New Bolton Woods adds a masterplan of up to 1,000 homes north of the centre. Both sit inside the wider Southern Gateway area, whose published ambition covers up to 5,000 homes district-wide, and the briefing also follows regeneration in Keighley and Shipley.
Who decides and delivers
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is the planning authority and the accountable body for the district's three Pride in Place areas: Keighley, Holme Wood and Ravenscliffe. The Southern Gateway Board, bringing together the council, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Homes England, Network Rail and central government, coordinates the city-centre area. Delivery partners named in the briefing include Incommunities, the former council housing stock's registered provider, alongside Keepmoat, Breck Homes and Honey on named schemes.
What each edition tracks
Each quarterly edition tracks funding decisions, planning progress and delivery across these sites and boards. This edition's research was checked on 19 September 2026.
Current edition
Q3 2026
As at 19 September 2026
Funding, places and delivery. A briefing for the organisations bringing forward homes and regeneration across Bradford, Keighley, Shipley and the wider district. Research checked 19 September 2026.
Regeneration projects in Bradford
Beyond Bradford City Village, Keepmoat's New Bolton Woods masterplan north of the city centre is delivering homes in phases, while Breck Homes and Incommunities are building affordable homes for social and affordable rent across three sites, and a further partnership is under way at Heather in Low Moor. All of this sits inside the wider Southern Gateway area, built around a new through-station, bus station and a proposed Leeds-Bradford tram line, and regeneration also continues in Keighley and Shipley through their own Town Deal boards.
Construction and housing funding in Bradford
National grant and finance decisions for Bradford schemes rest with Homes England and the National Housing Bank, while the West Yorkshire Combined Authority directs its Brownfield Housing Fund and West Yorkshire Housing Investment Fund toward sites including the Southern Gateway. Bradford Council sets local housing targets through its own Housing Strategy and emerging Local Plan, and locally, Keighley, Holme Wood and Ravenscliffe each hold a separate Pride in Place allocation, decided by their own neighbourhood boards rather than the council.
Who decides regeneration in Bradford
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is the planning authority and owns land across the district, working through the Southern Gateway Board alongside the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Homes England, Network Rail and central government on the city-centre area. Three Pride in Place boards, covering Keighley, Holme Wood and Ravenscliffe, decide local investment separately. Named delivery partners include Incommunities, Keepmoat, Breck Homes and Honey.
Questions about regeneration in Bradford
- What regeneration is happening in Bradford?
- Bradford's biggest schemes are Bradford City Village, up to 1,000 homes across the former Oastler and Kirkgate shopping centres, and New Bolton Woods, a further masterplan north of the city centre. Both sit inside the wider Southern Gateway area, and the briefing also follows regeneration in Keighley and Shipley.
- How is construction and housing funded in Bradford?
- Homes England and the National Housing Bank make national grant decisions, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority runs regional funds such as the Brownfield Housing Fund, and three separate Pride in Place boards in Keighley, Holme Wood and Ravenscliffe each control their own local investment plan.
- Who leads regeneration in Bradford?
- City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is the planning authority, working with the Southern Gateway Board, made up of the council, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Homes England, Network Rail and central government, while named delivery partners including Incommunities and Keepmoat bring individual schemes forward.
The Bradford handbook
Planning and building-regulations guidance for the area, published separately.
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