Sport England also called on the developers in Queensbury to create more parking spaces.
More than 840 people have written to Bradford Council to object to the application.
However, Queensbury Cricket Club were “supportive of the development and see it as an opportunity to increase membership,” the Sport England statement said.
Developers said the scheme would “deliver new homes within a defined growth area”.
“It will provide homes of a size, mix and tenure that will meet identified local housing needs, enabling local people to live in a house of their choice in an area where they want to live,” they said in the planning application.
“It will also make an important contribution to delivering Bradford’s housing land supply needs over the next five years.”