Supermarket tycoon Ken Morrison is to get the green light for a new multi-million pound company headquarters in Bradford.

Planning chiefs have recommended that work on the office block off Gain Lane, which will eventually house 650 workers, should be allowed to go ahead.

But Morrisons has been told it will have to pay for new crossing signals and road safety measures to cope with increased traffic in the surrounding area.

Councillors will meet on Thursday to discuss the plans.

The area planning panel will hear objections that the development - on a green site popular with dog walkers - will result in the "loss of amenity" for neighbouring residents and a number are expected to voice their concerns at the meeting.

But although the site was formerly designated as public open space, it was allocated for employment use in 1993 under the district's Unitary Development Plan.

A report to the committee states that the building would be 10,335 square metres, initially accommodating 514 staff transferring from various offices in West Yorkshire. A future extension will allow the workforce to increase to 650.

Car parking for 509 vehicles will also be provided on the site.

A study into the effect on traffic levels showed there would be an increase of car movements on both the Gain Lane/Leeds Road junction and the junction between Gain Lane and Fagley Road.

At the Leeds Road junction, traffic would increase by 11 per cent in the morning rush hour and almost nine per cent in the afternoon.

For Fagley Road, movements would increase by six per cent and almost five per cent at the same times.

To deal with this heavier traffic flow, Morrisons has agreed to fund £10,000 improvements to the existing traffic signals at the Fagley Road junction and to install a new pedestrian crossing by the Leeds Road junction.

The company would also install eight 'pedestrian refuges' on Gain Lane itself along with a continuous 'ghost island' to allow safe access to residents' properties.

The report concludes that the development would not "harm the residential and visual amenity" and should go ahead if the road improvements are carried out.