SIR – The article (T&A, February 21) about Bradford Council turning down a planning application from Zouk to build a new restaurant on an existing site in Leeds Road, brought to mind a scheme Bradford Council had in the 1930s.

All that block of property and more was due for demolition to make way for turning Leeds Road into a dual carriageway along most of its length. This failed to happen due to the Second World War, I believe.

Around 1960, Pudsey and Leeds Council did their bit by building Stanningley by-pass from Dawson’s Corner, and Bradford Road was made double track up to the Bradford boundary.

My question is, what has happened to Bradford’s Leeds Road scheme?

Frank Crowther, Fagley Road, Bradford