A NEW bingo centre will add “an element of diversity” to a Bradford retail park – according to planners.

Late last year, a planning application to open Bradford’s first LOL Bingo branch in the Enterprise 5 Retail Park was submitted to Bradford Council.

The small scale bingo hall would have 36 bingo terminals and 35 gaming machines. It would open in a unit at the centre that has never been occupied – near the Pure Gym.

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The plans have now been approved, with planning officers saying: “The proposed leisure use would add an element of diversity to the district centre that would benefit the centre's long-term economic viability.”

The proposed opening hours of the new business are 10am to 10pm.

Businesses already based at the retail park include Morrisons, Pets at Home and Homebase.