A Leeds-based company is planning to move to Baildon, bringing 60 jobs to the under-construction Buck Lane technology park.

Although the company that will eventually occupy the unit has not yet been revealed, their planning application says the nearly 3,000 square metre factory would be the “flagship development” of the park.

In 2011 planning permission was granted for a £25 million development that would include a technology park, hotel, restaurant and retail unit, with Bradford Council hoping it would attract high-tech companies to the district.

Many in the village opposed plans to build on the 15 acres of green land, but in February work finally started.

Yesterday, Pendle Russells submitted the application on behalf of the un-named company, claiming it would “kick start” the site.

It said: “The end user, whilst not to be made public at this stage, has confirmed that when they move their office from Leeds to Bradford they will create an additional 60 jobs within the district.

“The application proposals will bring forward an important high tech technology unit, which will be a flagship development for the Buck Lane Technology Park.”

The application is a boost to Bradford’s employment prospects, coming shortly after Yorkshire Building Society’s announcement it would be expanding in Leeds, rather than Bradford.

If approved, the industrial unit will be accompanied by a 50-space car park and access road.

Bradford Council leader David Green said: “We always said there would be a demand for this site, which is why we pushed ahead with it. It is going to be something that grows as more small, individual buildings come in and it becomes a more active site.

“It demonstrates that we need modern, high tech facilities that meet the demands of industry in the 21st century. Bradford has a reputation in this sector, and this announcement will help us expand it.”

Ed Butterworth, secretary of Braid, the group started to fight the site’s development said: “If we are losing a green site we’d rather lose it to a thriving industrial estate rather than a building site.”