"INACCURACIES" and a lack of detail have led to the latest application in the conversion of a listed city centre building to be refused.

An application to convert 8-10 Piccadilly, a former solicitors' office, into 34 flats was approved by Bradford Council in 2018. The plans included a gym, dance floor and sauna in the basement.

But Iqbal Singh recently submitted a planning application to scrap this side of the plan, and instead create four apartments in the basement.

It said it was difficult to find a gym operator to take on the project during the pandemic.

But the amendment to add the extra flats has now been refused by planning officers.

The Grade II listed building backs onto Dale Street, and the residential conversion would have entrances on both streets.

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The plans have this month been refused, with officers saying they had "significant concerns, and added: "These concerns relate to the lack of technical detail and inaccuracies found within the proposed plans provided within the application submission.

"Further concerns relate to the lack of joinery details for the proposed replacement windows which would show the different styles and profiles of the different windows and the proposed elevation and floor plans do not align with regards to proposed new windows within the external elevation facing Dale Street.

"Further to this, due to the inaccurate drawings provided there are significant concerns regarding amendments to existing windows and how this would impact on the symmetrical character of the windows within the elevation facing Dale Street."

In June 2010 the building suffered a huge blaze that was tackled by 100 firefighters from across the district.

It left the inside badly damaged, and until works on this residential development started, much of the building was boarded up.