PLANS to open a bar in a former wedding dress shop in Eccleshill have been submitted to Bradford Council.

Chris Surtees has submitted the application to change the use of the 344 - 350 Idle Road, which closed as a shop in August, to a “free standing bar.”

The new business, which will be a short distance from the Swing Gate pub and the Kingspark Retail Parade, will measure just 104 square metres and includes office and storage areas.

A decision on the application is expected to be made by planning officers next month.