THE former Job Centre in Shipley could be converted into flats if new plans are approved.

In 2017 the Government announced that it planned to shut the Jobcentre Plus on Wainman Street as part of its austerity measures.

It would mean the nearest job centre to the town would be in Manningham - 4.1 miles away.

Now a planning application has been submitted to Bradford Council seeking permission to turn the building into eight flats.

The application, by Dulay Developments, also calls for parts of the building to be demolished, the removal of trees and the landscaping of the building's courtyard.

There would be four one bed flats and four two bed flats created.

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The building lies within the Leeds Liverpool Canal Conservation Area, and is near a number of listed buildings.

The application describes the plans as "an opportunity to undertake a development that will have no detrimental impact on the amenity of any neighbouring property or the area as a whole.

"The proposal is of great benefit to the building, and will bring it back into use."

A decision on the application is due in August.