Shipley Job Centre THE former Job Centre in Shipley could be converted into flats if new plans are approved. In 2017 the Government announced that it planned to shut the Jobcentre Plus on Wainman Street as part of its austerity measures. It would mean the nearest job centre to the town would be in Manningham - 4.1 miles away. Now a planning application has been submitted to Bradford Council seeking permission to turn the building into eight flats. The application, by Dulay Developments, also calls for parts of the building to be demolished, the removal of trees and the landscaping of the building s courtyard.