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Plans Lodged To Redevelop Former Rotherham Nightclub
A fire damaged nightclub in Rotherham is set to be redeveloped into a mixture of residential and commercial space if a new planning application is approved. Insider Media reports that the site is currently derelict after being badly damaged by a fire in 2008. It was formerly a bar, nightclub and restaurant.
The developers are seeking permission to demolish the existing building and build 19 one and two bed apartments, plus three ground floor commercial units. The site was the subject of a Compulsory Purchase Order by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council after efforts to find a mutually agreed new purpose for the buildings failed to work out.
The council had become increasingly concerned about the condition of the buildings, which were an eyesore in the town centre and represented a health and safety hazard. A consortium of developers and designers have now put together a new vision for the site, working alongside the Council.
The planning statement reads: “The proposed development would introduce commercial floor space into the town centre, which will enhance the vitality and viability of the town centre, as well as providing high-quality new homes in a sustainable location, resulting in the regeneration of this long-term derelict and underutlised site.”
“The provision of commercial floorspace will also result in the creation of jobs on the site, which currently do not exist. The proposed development will positively enhance the appearance of the site and its surrounding area, providing an improved ‘address’ to Corporation Street, making use of and benefitting from the central town centre location.”
“The proposals present an opportunity to provide a statement of regeneration for the area and to make a positive contribution to the appearance of the area to draw in new residents, and further regeneration and development.”
Meanwhile, permission has been granted for a scheme to bring the vacant Burton building in Hull town centre back into use. Insider Media reports that the landmark building has stood empty since the retail empire Arcadia went bust during the height of the pandemic in 2020.
The grade II listed building has housed men’s tailoring outlets since 1936. It is now in need of extensive refurbishment work, and developer Wykeland intends to create mixed use retail and office space.
The report highlighted the potential of the development to “contribute to the occupancy potential of the currently vacant unit and the wider vitality and viability of the city centre”.
It added: “The proposals would lead to less than substantial harm to the significance of a grade II-listed building, but clear and convincing justification for that harm has been provided, and the proposals offer to deliver public benefits which are considered to outweigh that harm.”
The building occupies a prominent site near Queen Victoria Square on the corner of Whitegate, with striking Art Deco architecture. It is clad in polished black granite and has full length windows, some of which are framed by columns and balconies. Internally there is an art Deco style metal cage lift that would be refurbished.
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