People’s lives are being made a misery as Great Horton Road gains popularity as a late-night hot-spot, according to a councillor.

Councillor Ruqayyah Collector (Ind, City) said the area’s blossoming night-time economy, while good for local businesses, was having a negative impact on residents.

She said she was getting complaints of blaring music, litter and parking chaos, and feared the matter would get worse.

She said: “It’s anti-social behaviour really, because people who go to the shops or get their food park up in the streets nearby, then throw down their litter. There’s music blaring or just cars blocking access to some of the smaller streets. The feeling from residents is that they want to support the businesses but they feel they are not getting the support from the Council.”

Coun Collector said she had been contacted by parents who said their children were unable to sleep at night because of the noise, and that sleep deprivation was affecting their performance at school. She said she was calling on the Council to pay for wardens to patrol after 9pm to clamp down on customers’ inconsiderate behaviour.

Around 28 residents raised their concerns at a Neighbourhood Forum meeting last month, which was attended by all three ward councillors and the police. A Council statement said: “Council wardens from Bradford West are deployed to this area on a regular basis, as are wardens from the City Centre team.”

It said Council wardens in the area don’t currently work beyond 5pm, but that City Centre wardens were sent there until 9pm and the police were hoping to get Special Constables patrolling the area later.

It said: “West Yorkshire Police gave an undertaking at the above Special Forum meeting that once they had trained up their recently recruited Specials they would be deployed to the Great Horton Road area.”

A police spokesman said: “Plans are in place for Special Constables to be deployed on regular patrols with local teams in Great Horton area, but an exact date has not yet been specified. Last month our Specials worked with police officers and partners on a successful operation for Eid, providing reassurance to residents in Great Horton.”