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Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Asian fashion department store plan refused
Proposals for a "flagship" department store in Bradford have been refused, with planners saying the development could draw business away from the city's existing retail centres. Earlier this year Asian fashion store Janan announced plans to expand from its store on Shearbridge Road. The company said the move would create more storage space and allow the business to stock a wider product range, particularly in its menswear department. But Bradford Council planning officers said the location on the outskirts of the city centre went against current planning policy on large shops. The company's application said: "Janan Fashions is an underestimated business in Bradford, its national standing and position in the Asian fashion is something Bradford needs to support its development along with other businesses within the city." As well as a large extension to the building, the car park on the site would be expanded from 35 to 50 spaces, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. But officers argued large shop developments should be based in existing "retail centres" such as city centres or high streets. Highways officers also raised concerns about the application. Janan was founded in Bradford in 2011, and has 10 stores across the UK. It is now one of the country's biggest Indian and Pakistani fashion brands. Refusing the application, planning officers said: "The applicant has not submitted any supporting planning and retail assessment and therefore has not been robust in outlining their approach to sequential assessment and/or highlighting any likely impact that the proposal may have on the vitality and viability of all relevant retail centres. "It is therefore concluded that the proposal cannot be fully assessed from a retail point of view." Highways officers said: "The development is likely to result in unsafe manoeuvring within the site and overspill onto the public highway, to the detriment of highway safety and the free flow of traffic." Another reason for refusing the application was that the development had "potential negative implications for bats". Officers said: "A bat survey is required due to a likely impact on bat flight paths for foraging and social behaviours. "No survey has been provided to evaluate this threat and detail any mitigation measures that may be required." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. Company sets out plan to create 'flagship store' Bradford Council
BBC News
22-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Bradford Asian fashion department store plan refused
Proposals for a "flagship" department store in Bradford have been refused, with planners saying the development could draw business away from the city's existing retail this year Asian fashion store Janan announced plans to expand from its store on Shearbridge company said the move would create more storage space and allow the business to stock a wider product range, particularly in its menswear Bradford Council planning officers said the location on the outskirts of the city centre went against current planning policy on large shops. The company's application said: "Janan Fashions is an underestimated business in Bradford, its national standing and position in the Asian fashion is something Bradford needs to support its development along with other businesses within the city."As well as a large extension to the building, the car park on the site would be expanded from 35 to 50 spaces, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. 'Not robust' But officers argued large shop developments should be based in existing "retail centres" such as city centres or high officers also raised concerns about the was founded in Bradford in 2011, and has 10 stores across the UK. It is now one of the country's biggest Indian and Pakistani fashion the application, planning officers said: "The applicant has not submitted any supporting planning and retail assessment and therefore has not been robust in outlining their approach to sequential assessment and/or highlighting any likely impact that the proposal may have on the vitality and viability of all relevant retail centres."It is therefore concluded that the proposal cannot be fully assessed from a retail point of view."Highways officers said: "The development is likely to result in unsafe manoeuvring within the site and overspill onto the public highway, to the detriment of highway safety and the free flow of traffic."Another reason for refusing the application was that the development had "potential negative implications for bats".Officers said: "A bat survey is required due to a likely impact on bat flight paths for foraging and social behaviours."No survey has been provided to evaluate this threat and detail any mitigation measures that may be required." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Express Tribune
19-04-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Harry, Meghan's charity cuts off Muslim group
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's charity, The Archewell Foundation, has severed ties with the Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition (MMWC). As per Middle East Eye, this happened after US broadcaster NewsNation disclosed the organisation's founder Janan Najeeb's pro-Palestine comments to the foundation. Archewell, which has given two grants totalling nearly £42,000 (roughly $55,700) to the MMWC since 2023, announced that it will stop donating to the women's group in light of these comments. Last week, NewsNation notified the Archewell Foundation that Janan called Israel an "apartheid state", a label also assigned by the International Court of Justice in a 2024 advisory opinion. "Israel's 75-year occupation of Palestine and the genocide in Gaza are a grave injustice. We demand a permanent ceasefire, an end to arming the apartheid state of Israel, and the liberation of Palestine," read the founder's blog post from last year. "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free. From the sea to the river, Palestine will live forever!" In response, The Archewell Foundation penned a letter addressing the Muslim group's founder. "Janan, we've recently been notified of a blog post you wrote that goes against the values of the foundation. As a foundation, we celebrate different perspectives and backgrounds, but we have zero tolerance for hateful words, actions, or propaganda," the letter read. Following this, many Instagram users rushed to support MMWC's charity work and denounced the foundation's actions. Tagging Meghan on Instagram Stories, a netizen wrote, "Charity should be given with sincerity, not for show." About two years before the rift, Janan had extended her gratitude to the foundation for supporting the group in their mission to aid Gaza. "We took swift and impactful action in response to the war on Gaza. Our efforts, alongside other Wisconsin-based organisations, aimed to raise awareness and demand human rights for Palestinians," she said.
BBC News
06-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Bradford firm Janan sets out plan to create 'flagship store' in city
A national clothing business based in Bradford has submitted plans to extend its headquarters to make it a "flagship store".South Asian department store Janan wants to build a large extension at its Shearbridge Road company, founded in Bradford in 2011, now has 10 shops across the application submitted to the city council said: "Janan prides itself on its Bradford roots and this development ensures that they can remain in the city and operate as required." The application said the store was visited by customers from across the country, and that without the extension it may need to relocate outside the city, the Local Democracy Reporting Service application said the business was a "valuable asset to the city" and the plans were "a valuable representation of the dynamism of Bradford's Asian business influence in this sector"..The car park for the business would also be expanded as part of the plans, with the number of spaces increased from 35 to 50.A decision on the application is expected in May. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
