Former nightclub set for demolition

by Lisa Reeves

Wednesday 2^nd September 2015

Wed 2^nd Sep 2015

A development company has informed Cheshire East Council of their intention to demolish the former Yesterdays nightclub because the building is structurally unsafe.

The Victorian villa is also vulnerable to vandalism and due to its structural condition this is considered a health and safety risk.

A recent inspection revealed that the roof structure, staircases, flooring and internal brickwork are in such a deteriorated state of disrepair that they need removing as a matter of urgency. Temporary supports would also need to be provided for all the walls left standing.

The inspector concluded that "to effect these works safely, the risk of collapse of the remaining structure is so high as to warrant the demolition".

The demolition works are expected to commence on 1st October and be completed by 1st December 2015.

Following demolition of the 1,245 square metre, two and a half storey building the site will be cleared and made secure.

In June MCR Property Group submitted a planning application to demolish the former nightclub and replace it with ten 4-bedroom detached bungalows on the 1.67 Ha site which lies in the North Cheshire Green Belt.

Yesterdays nightclub closed in 2004 and the property has remained vacant since.

The planning application, which is yet to be determined, can be viewed on the Cheshire East Council website by searching for planning reference 15/1955M.

Tags:: Yesterdays

Comments

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Lucy Allen

Wednesday 2^nd September 2015 at 6:59 pm

What is the point of having a listed building if the owners just let it rot away for the sole purpose of selling the land to a developer ! It's so wrong ! It should be law for the owners to keep up repairs on the building to stop this happening and if they can't afford to they should have no choice but to have gifted it to an organisation such as the national trust or to someone who will use it for the good of the community ! This is exactly what happens to the Royal Oak and needs to be stopped !

Pete Taylor

Wednesday 2^nd September 2015 at 7:23 pm

I'm sure that I'm not the only person who thinks that the ten proposed houses look absolutely awful, especially as the site is in Green Belt, according to the submitted plans on the CEC website.

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Wednesday 2^nd September 2015 at 7:38 pm

Presumably, if demolition is due to start on 1st October, this particular hurdle will have been overcome? http://bit.ly/1NNHsxx

Fiona Doorbar

Sunday 6^th September 2015 at 6:42 pm

The area around the Royal Oak is far better now it's gone. The new houses look great and the police helicopter hasn't been over for a very long while!
Harden park and the old county pub are an eyesore , past repair and are brownfield so it's time to move on.
The proposed low rise plans for the Yesterdays plot are not very inkeeping with the look and feel of the rest of the village so I hope sense will prevail and the plans won't be passed and a more suitable style of architecture will be agreed upon

Guy Johnston

Tuesday 8^th September 2015 at 10:23 pm

Great News!! The new homes will be a great addition to the village and what they look like is irrelevant as the site is well screened from the road by mature trees!

The council could have had the building refurbished as a hotel but turned down that opportunity in their wisdom!

10 new bungalows within walking distance of the village centre will be a great addition to the housing stock!

Wednesday 9^th September 2015 at 10:51 am

Let's hope the mature trees are allowed to get older and not felled as they do provide a good screen from the road as Guy pointed out in above post.