Bradford council planners are to make a last attempt to soothe anger at East Morton following recommendations made by the Local Government Ombudsman.

Ombudsman Patricia Thom-as was brought in by residents in a row about a block of flats on the site of Freedom Mill. the flats break building regulations but were accidentally approved by planners.

The Ombudsman's report was officially noted at last Thursday's meeting of Keighley planning sub-committee.

As previously reported in the Keighley News, she accepted that the council had agreed to pay £50 each to seven complainants and £750 compensation to the two worst affected.

The Ombudsman also noted the council had agreed to pursue the provision of suitable screening for the garden of the worst affected properties.

Sub-committee chairman Cllr John Cope asked for a progress report from planning officers about the screening issue. He was told an offer had been made to the residents that the council act as a go-between for them and the builders but there had been no response. The residents will be approa-ched again by officers offering to liaise with developers.

A single-storey extension could be added to an existing store at a petrol station. Alan Marr has submitted a planning application to build the 384-square-metre brick-built convenience store at his Almar Service Station, in Hard Ings Road, Keighley. The extension, including office and storage space, would be built on the site of existing car wash sites and 18 car parking spaces would be provided.

Keighley planning sub-committee has approved an extension to a detached house at Bronte Caravan Site, Halifax Road, Keighley, to which there were no objections.

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