PLANS to transform a building which once housed one of Bradford’s most iconic nightclubs are set to be given the green light by planning chiefs.

110 Manningham Lane has gone by many names in its rich history, including the Mecca, Maestro’s, Dollars and Dimes, Pennington’s Live and most recently the Town & Country Club.

But the well-known building is now a sorry site after closing its doors more than a decade ago, falling into dereliction and becoming an eyesore on one of the main routes into the city centre.

Now new plans to refurbish and reopen the building, which has almost 2,000 square metres of floor space, have been submitted to Bradford Council and are tipped to be approved.

In the application, Sukhi Singh, of S&A Developments, revealed plans to change the use of the building from a nightclub to assembly and leisure use.

A report to the Are Planning Panel, which meets next Wednesday, states: “The application documents clarify that it is intended for the building to operate as wedding, conferencing and banqueting facility.”

And it says: “It is proposed to operate a wedding venue and conference facility at the site between the hours of 9am and 11pm throughout the week.

“The use of the wedding venue is expected to be seasonal in nature with the summer months expected to be the busiest.

“Whilst it is accepted that the proposed use may result in some disturbance to neighbouring residential properties the proposed hours represent an improvement on the current situation where the building could be occupied as a nightclub with unrestricted operating times.”

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The report outlines a number of objections to the plans. One says work has been undertaken without planning permission, while others raise concerns about noise, insufficient parking and the close proximity of two other wedding halls on Manningham Lane which already cause problems for residents.

Other people have raised fears about fireworks being let off at "ridiculous times", as well as the proposals making the road unsafe for young children.

But comments in support say the plans would bring the building back to use and say the increase in the number of visitors will be of benefit to nearby businesses.

The venue will provide 81 spaces - the requirement is 89 - but the report says the shortfall would not be a reason for refusal due to the site's "sustainable" location.

In giving the reasons for passing the plans, the report states: "The proposed development will introduce a new long-term use into this building which has

been vacant for many years.

"The new use is considered to be an appropriate one in this location given the historic use as a nightclub and will, via the reduction in operating hours, offer some reduction in harm to residential amenity."