Ice-cream vendors are already keen to take advantage of Bradford’s new City Park, with two inquiries a week regarding permission to sell there.

Bradford Council is shortly to advertise plans to lift a street trading ban in the six-acre flagship park to bring it in line with Centenary Square.

It follows a decision yesterday by members of the miscellaneous licensing panel who agreed that the formal process could begin.

Councillors also reiterated that they were keen to see strict guidelines introduced so that only the best was on offer in the multi-million pound park.

City centre manager Bob Parker told the meeting that no licences would be allowed until after the celebration event that is being organised in the park for March 24.

Mr Parker said he would not be happy with ice creams vans, and that an ice cream cart or trailer would be more appropriate.

Councillor Doreen Lee added: “The last thing we want is for it to end up being tacky. If we are having ice-cream vendors, we want the best ice-cream vendors. If we are having balloons, we want the best balloons.”

Traders will also be expected to pay a fee of £108 a day for permission to trade in City Park.