AN investment panel has agreed to fund the conversion of a Bradford city centre building into housing.

The heritage building will become commercial space and 150 flats thanks to the £3 million grant from West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

Details of which building is getting the investment have not been disclosed for commercial confidentiality reasons.

The decision was made by the Authority's Investment Committee this morning morning.

It is part of the Bradford City Centre Heritage Properties Development Scheme that will see the Combined Authority investing £7.4 million to bring three city centre buildings back to use.

The cost of refurbishing all three buildings is estimated as being £33.29 million, with the remainder being funded by developers.

£1.5m grant boosts city centre heritage building

The first building to be allocated the funding was Conditioning House, but details of the other two have yet to be announced.

The Committee was told that when it came to the second building in the scheme, the funding was originally earmarked for a different building, also un-named, but the committee were told that project had fallen through.

Members had to approve the funding instead being allocated to the new building.

Polly Hutton, officer for the scheme, said: "The original building wasn't viable or practical to be converted into commercial and residential use.

"In total this scheme will create 400 homes in the city centre by March 2025, and the commercial space will bring more investment into the city centre."

Councillor Jane Scullion of Calderdale Council said: "I'm pleased to see the city centre moving forward.

"The more we can do projects like this that protects the Green Belt from being built on the better, and it brings more vibrancy into our city centres."

Mrs Hutton added: "It also brings important heritage buildings back into use."