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Growth Area 5: Bowling Back Lane

A map showing the area around Bowling Back Lane as described in the text below

Bowling Back Lane will be an employment hub for Bradford. It is an important and highly strategically located area that will be reimagined as an area providing space for higher-value employment and strategic connectivity to Leeds.

Its location adjacent to Southern Gateway makes it a crucial area for growth and regeneration as part of Bradford’s overall development and is a key enabler for Southern Gateway. 

Low-value dirty industries will be replaced by high-value innovation driven by light industrial, office and research facilities that capitalise on and enhance Bradford’s existing strengths.

Bowling Back Lane will become a positive entry to Bradford that is exciting, modern and innovative.

 Vision 

  • An innovation-driven high-value business area contributing to the green economy
  • Replacement of current low-value dirty industries with higher-value clean light industrial, manufacturing and employment space
  • Creating a cluster of employment spaces that work synergistically with the Southern Gateway
  • Improvements to the public realm alongside enhanced connectivity to the Southern Gateway
  • Transforming the image of East Bradford
  • Integration of future mass-transit with the development
  • Strategically important to the district, which will support economic growth across the district. 


The proposed interventions as set out are indicative only. There is no funding commitment at this stage to deliver the vision. If the proposals are supported by stakeholders, a more detailed delivery plan would be considered as funding opportunities arise