The plans attracted a huge number of objections, including from West Yorkshire Police
The reason planning permission was required was because of the subdivision of the ground floor of a listed building, and the new salon use.
Councillor Aneela Ahmed spoke against the plans. She said: “I don’t have to tell you about the nightmare of fireworks in the city that our residents have to suffer on a daily basis. I completely object to this unit becoming a fireworks retail outlet.”Michael Chow, agent for the applicant, said: “If permission is not granted to split this unit into two, they could still sell fireworks anyway – all that would happen is the frontage would not be improved.
He pointed out that the applicant did not need to disclose that the new use would be a firework store in the application, saying he had been “honest from the outset” about his plans.Jamil Ashraf from Big Shotter said he had appeared on the BBC promoting safe firework use, adding: “We don’t want our fireworks used illegally in any way.”
“Misuse of fireworks is an absolute scourge in this city, but we’re very much guided by national policy – there is little we can do to control the sale of fireworks.Councillor Brendan Stubbs said: “This leaves us in the difficult position where we have to approve this.
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