BRADFORD CITY VILLAGE:
AT HOME IN THE HEART OF THE CITY
We’re developing a vision for a sustainable new residential neighbourhood in Bradford city centre.
Bradford Council, in partnership with the English Cities Fund, is developing plans to unlock the potential of what was the former retail and trading heart of Bradford city centre.
City Village will involve the delivery of up to 1,000 homes in the ‘Top of Town’ and Darley Street areas.
Whilst our plans are still taking shape, we’re starting a conversation with local residents and businesses about how we can make the most of this unique opportunity.
We want to hear your views on our initial ideas for regenerating these areas of the city and understand what’s important to you.
ABOUT
The site
The City Village regeneration area covers approximately 25 hectares in the city centre to the north of Centenary Square and west of Bradford Forster Square station.
Historically the retail and commercial heart of the city, the City Village boundary includes three potential development sites owned by the Council: the Kirkgate and Oastler Centres and land at Chain Street, all of which have been committed to the delivery of the City Village scheme.
Aerial view of the City Village regeneration area site showing the three key sites
Chain Street
Oastler Centre
Kirkgate Centre
Chain Street
The English Cities Fund: Unlocking Urban Potential
City Village is being brought forward by Bradford Council and the English Cities Fund, a development company that brings together the combined expertise and ambition of Homes England, investors Legal & General, and national placemaker Muse Places.
The English Cities Fund is a specialist in large scale, area-based regeneration and works in partnership with councils to transform urban areas to thriving, mixed-use communities.
OUR VISION FOR CITY VILLAGE:
A PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND THRIVE
The vision for City Village is to create a green, healthy, sustainable and community friendly city centre neighbourhood.
The role of town and city centres everywhere is changing. While the success of The Broadway shows the continued strength of retail in Bradford, the sector no longer plays the dominant role that it used to.
City Village is about responding to these new challenges and opportunities by balancing retail against other uses that will bring more people into the city centre.
As an increasingly liveable and vibrant city, there’s a huge opportunity in Bradford for the kind of city centre living that is available in many other cities.
City Village provides an opportunity to deliver up to 1,000 new homes in an accessible, city centre location with great linkages with the surrounding city centre and public transport.
Precedent images illustrating the potential range of new homes that could be delivered.
While housing is at the heart of this vision, City Village will also boost new opportunities for revitalised independent retail, cafes, bars and new business spaces.
Safer roads, landscaped public spaces and quality urban design will help make City Village a place where people will choose to live, work and thrive and where businesses will want to invest, trade and grow.
GET INVOLVED
To make sure we realise the potential of this exciting project, we want to involve the local community as we develop our vision for City Village. This will help ensure that the development benefits surrounding businesses and communities as much as possible.
The online survey for the first phase of engagement closed on Sunday 7 January 2024.
This was the first of a number of stages of engagement on City Village and there will be further opportunities to get involved in the future as the plans take shape.
Although the consultation is now closed, you can still get in touch with any questions via email (info@bradfordcityvillage.com) or by phone (0808 1753 228).
