A FORMER nightclub in Bradford city centre could be converted into flats if new plans are approved. 

6-8 Sackville Street is currently empty, but was recently home to a nightclub called Krizma.

Last year, Bradford Council revoked the club’s licence after police told a licensing committee there had been numerous violent incidents in and around the club.

Now a planning application to convert the building into five flats has been submitted to Bradford Council by Krusor Estates Ltd.

The plans say the development would raise the roof of the building to create more space for the flats.

The building is currently painted black, and has a black roller shutter on its frontage.

Sackville Street has long been one of the main areas of the city centre for nightclubs, many of which are open until early morning.

If approved, the flats would be a mix of four one bed and one two bed flats over two floors.

The application, which says the last use of the building was a restaurant, adds: “The proposal is to change the ground floor restaurant to form two flats with the upper floors allowing for three new flats to provide residential accommodation.

“The existing elevation will have an altered entrance with the removal of the central shopfront entrance door.

“It is proposed to match the masonry with the existing to close the existing door entrance.

“The style of the proposed new frontage is in keeping with the host property and surround properties. We consider that the proposed development is considered to form a high standard of design, compatible and complimentary to the character of the area.

“The proposal will bring back in use an empty city centre property.”

In May 2023, Bradford Council’s District Licensing Panel stripped the club of its licence.

Police told members of a string of serious incidents at the club, including a stabbing and an incident where knives were found at a car park near the venue – just after clubbers had been seen hiding in that area before returning to the club.

PC Antony Brown told the panel: “The significant criminal disorder linked to the club has got to the point where we have to say we’ve worked with the club as much as we can, but enough is enough.”

Members decided they were “not satisfied” the existing licence holder could prevent further criminal incidents at the venue.

A decision on the planning application is expected in June.