PLANS have been submitted to turn a disused six-storey Grade II listed city centre building into more than 100 apartments.

If successful, the application will see Pennine House in Well Street, Little Germany, changed from offices into flats.

The Grade II listed building currently stands empty after being used as offices, but developers hope to regenerate the historic building by turning it into flats.

The majority of the flats would be one bedroom and studio apartments, along with a number of two bedroom flats, and the development would also include a media centre, concierge entrance, and a gym with changing facilities and music studios.

The building’s courtyard would also be regenerated, creating a landscaped garden area, gazebo, shared community area, and play area, along with changes to the access routes.

The building is also a stone’s throw from the Broadway shopping centre and the William Forster statue, and the car park with spaces for 71 vehicles on land to the rear of the building, accessed via Currer Street, will be retained.

As the building is Grade II listed, developer Iqbal Singh has outlined certain architectural features which will be retained and renovated.

These include an ornate spiral staircase in the building’s main entrance, rooflights in the attic space, and exposed timber roof trusses which will be incorporated into the designs of apartments.

Each apartment will comprise of an open-plan kitchen, dining room and lounge, along with bathrooms and bedrooms, and in the application’s planning statement it said that any “ornate features that have heritage values will be retained” and the apartments will be designed to suit.

These features include columns and ceiling designs, wall panelling and fireplaces on certain floors.

In the planning statement, it said: “Many office buildings in the city centre remain vacant and are being changed to residential apartments to avoid being left to deteriorate.

“Rather than leaving it vacant and falling into disrepair, we have decided to introduce a fresh use.

“The proposed plans will definitely improve the overall character and setting of Pennine House, providing a new use and ability to occupy a building that otherwise would remain vacant.”

The changes will not effect the exterior of the building apart from the replacement of roller shutters with frosted glass, which the statement said will improve the appearance of the building.

Public consultation on the proposal is open, and to comment visit Bradford Council’s planning website or write to the Planning Service at Britannia House, Hall Ings, BD1 1HX, quoting planning reference 17/04926/LLO.