TESCO is "not wanted" in Haworth, according to the chairman of a council planning committee.

Councillor Barry Thorne, of Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury Parish Council, said members of the public expressed overwhelming opposition to the supermarket giant's plans to convert the Royal Oak, in Mill Hey, into a convenience store.

Tesco has also submitted a planning application to install a cash machine in a window of the pub.

Responding to Coun Thorne, a spokesman for the supermarket emphasised that its plans for the Royal Oak would create up to 20 new jobs and would bring more business to Mill Hey while making use of a property that was no longer trading successfully as a pub.

Coun Thorne said the ATM application was recommended for refusal by members of the parish council's planning committee at their latest meeting.The proposals are now being considered by Bradford Council planning officers.

Speaking after the meeting, Coun Thorne said: "There must have been about 30 members of the public at the meeting, all of who were also opposed.

"We have this stupid situation where a pub can be changed into a little supermarket without planning permission, though they would need to follow building regulations. Tesco should just go away, they are not wanted."