A CHURCH’S plans to expand by building an indoor skate park extension have been given the go ahead by Bradford Council.

The Life Church was given permission for the skate park enclosure unit (pictured) to be built on the side of its Abundant Life Centre on Wapping Road.

The church’s planning application said: “The church currently requires a storage unit in order to safely store away their skateboarding facilities and external equipment.

“The proposed building adaptations will assist in keeping the external equipment, currently stored in a container, in a safe and dry environment and allow for skate park facilities to be used all year round.”

There had been no objections.

Planning officers said the development would improve the church’s facilities, adding: “The proposed leisure use would have a social benefit to the advantage of local community.”