A Bradford Council strategy has set out proposals for where a target of 45,500 new homes could be built across the district by 2028.

The development report outlines that 28,000 new homes will be needed in the regional city of Bradford, 7,900 in principal towns, 6,100 in local growth centres and 3,500 in local service centres in order to meet future housing needs.

A further breakdown reveals housing growth is expected to be split across the following areas – but no exact plots are pinpointed at this stage: * regional city of Bradford: city centre 3,500; Canal Road 3,000; Shipley 2,000; south east Bradford 6,000; north east Bradford 5,000; south west Bradford 4,500; and north west Bradford 4,000.

* principal towns: Keighley 5,000; Bingley 1,600; and Ilkley 1,300.

* local growth centres: Burley-in-Wharfedale 500; Menston 900; Queensbury 1,500; Silsden 1,700; Steeton with Eastburn 800; and Thornton 700.

* Cottingley 300; Cullingworth 200; Denholme 450; East Morton 150; Harden 150; Haworth 600; Oakworth 250; Oxenhope 150; and Wilsden 300.

It is part of a core plan for the district which sets out a strategic approach to development and change for the next 20 years. The proposals come after studies looking at projected housing needs, infrastructure, land availability and earlier consultation.

Once agreed the plan will become part of the Council’s Local Development Framework, which is expected to replace the old Unitary Development Plan.

In addition to the core strategy, there are also action plans for Bradford City Centre and the Shipley and Canal Road Corridor, which will form part of the LDF.

A shortlist of potential waste management sites is currently out to public consultation and there will be a further development document which will allocate land to meet housing needs as well as jobs in line with the core strategy.

The report suggests that current housing land allocations in the replacement UDP along with planning permissions already in place would generate nearly 19,000 homes. But this would still only meet 41 per cent of the housing targets laid out.

In order to meet the district’s housing needs a large amount of new land, brown field and green field, will need to be allocated for use. On top of this some areas of green belt land would need to be released, but this would be minimised, Council planners say, and its release would be in later stages to ensure brown field land is used first.

The report is due to be discussed at the Council’s regeneration and economy scrutiny committee on Thursday before it goes before the executive on October 14. A 12-week consultation is expected to follow with drop-in sessions for Bradfordians to find out more about the details contained in the proposed strategy.

The Council’s executive member with responsibility for housing and planning, Councillor Val Slater, said it was about ensuring development and growth across the district in a sustainable way, with guidance to prescribe what can be built where.

“The core strategy is not about determining specific sites – that comes at a later stage. It’s also not about concreting over great swathes of the green belt – sites will be released but not in favour of brown field land.”

Andrew Marshall, the Council’s strategy manager for the Local Development Framework, said the authority would aim to keep the amount of green belt land to a minimum. He also said the Council’s empty homes strategy would see some homes being brought back into use to count towards the target.

“It’s not just about providing homes, but at the right levels and in the right places,” he said.