Former Popworld nightclub to become restaurant and flats

Summarised from The Comet's report · Updated 5 Nov, 13:09 · Archive

A former nightclub in Hertford could be converted into a ground-floor restaurant with six flats above.

The former Popworld nightclub at 7-11 Bull Plain in Hertford has stood empty since July last year. Chandarana Developments Hertford Ltd has applied to East Herts Council for planning permission to convert the building into a ground-floor restaurant with six flats on the upper floors.

Four of the proposed flats would be one-bedroom units and two would be two-bedroom units. A small single-storey extension would be built to create a larger restaurant kitchen. The applicant said the scheme would retain commercial activity in the town centre and introduce homes in a central location close to services and public transport. The proposed restaurant would open until 10pm on weekdays and midnight at weekends.

The applicant noted the site is a brownfield location and that reusing existing buildings for residential accommodation is supported by planning policy at both national and local level. East Herts Council has not yet made a decision on the planning application.

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• Former Popworld nightclub could become restaurant and six flatsA former nightclub in Hertfordshire could be turned into a restaurant and flats.The Comet · 5 Nov, 10:46

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