Burnley councillors have granted planning permission for a proposal put forward by two of their colleagues.

Bank Hall ward's Cllr Lubna Khan and her Queensgate Labour colleague Cllr Mohammed Ishtiaq can now to convert a property in Halstead Street, Burnley, from a café to an office and three self-contained apartments on the first floor.

Their planning application was approved by the authority's development control committee on Thursday with eight conditions.

An officer's report to the meeting said: "The applicants are elected Burnley borough councillors

"The property is a stone/blue slate building of traditional construction with two storeys to front elevation and three storeys to sides and rear due to falling land levels.

"It is presently a hairdresser’s salon at lower ground floor level, a café at ground floor level and vacant rooms a first-floor level.

"The proposal is: lower ground floor – maintain existing use as hairdressers; ground floor– use as office; and first floor – three flats.

"The residential accommodation is self-contained and will provided acceptable living conditions for future occupants and will bring the upper floors into use making a small contribution to housing supply."