Bradford-based fashion retailer Janan has secured planning permission for a major two-storey extension to its flagship store and headquarters on Shearbridge Road.
The approval follows a revised planning application after Janan’s previous proposal was refused in 2025.
Since then, the company has worked with its professional team to address the matters raised and provide the additional information and technical detail required by Bradford Council.
Asif Khan, CEO of Janan Group, said: “We are delighted to have secured planning approval. Following the previous decision, we worked closely with our professional team to address all the queries raised and provide the information and technical detail that were key to the Council being able to make this decision.
“This extension is an important investment not only for Janan, but for Bradford. It will allow us to grow our flagship operation, create more jobs and generate further economic activity locally.
“We also want to attract more visitors from across the UK and overseas to Bradford and help strengthen the city as a shopping destination.
“Bradford is our home and has been at the heart of Janan since we started. As we continue to grow nationally and internationally, we want that growth to translate into further investment and opportunity here in the city.”
The scheme has been led by Bradford-based Morf Architecture, working alongside Empace Civil & Structural Engineers and Consult North on quantity surveying and project management. The team worked collaboratively with Janan throughout the revised planning process and will continue to support the project as it moves towards delivery.
Ayaz Khan, Principal Architect at Morf Architecture, said: “From the outset, our aim has been to reflect Janan’s brand identity through the architecture, with a strong emphasis on elegance, carefully considered façade hierarchy and a distinctive sense of arrival.
“The façade has been conceived as a layered composition, drawing inspiration from fashion, fabric and couture to create depth and a refined visual identity. It is particularly rewarding to be delivering a major investment for an established Bradford business, and we now look forward to progressing the scheme through detailed design and into delivery.”
Professor Ummer Daraz, Managing Director of Empace Civil & Structural Engineers and Visiting Professor at the University of Bradford, added: “This is a technically complex project, particularly because the existing store needs to remain operational throughout the development. The structural and construction approach has been carefully planned around that requirement, allowing the extension to progress while minimising disruption to the existing business.
“It will also make an interesting engineering case study, and I look forward to sharing aspects of the project with students at the University of Bradford.”
Janan will now work with its professional team to progress the development through detailed design and towards construction.
About Janan
Founded in Bradford in 2011, Janan is a British fashion retailer with a growing retail, online and international presence. The company remains headquartered in Bradford, with its Shearbridge Road site serving as its flagship store and operational base.
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