Nursery move for music venue which hosted The Cure

A derelict music venue which once hosted gigs by rock legends The Cure and Joe Strummer will be turned into a nursery and community centre.

The Palm Cove Club in Manningham, Bradford, was a popular concert hall from the late 1970s, with bands such as The Fall, Diamond Head and Hanoi Rocks also visiting during its heyday.

The venue on Hollings Road has been vacant for several years and had fallen into disrepair, with parts of the roof collapsing.

Hollings Youth Association applied for planning permission to convert into a community facility with an attached nursery, with Bradford Council planners giving the move the green light.

A car park with 12 spaces will also be created at the site, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

The plans said the development would provide an important facility for young people in the area, as well as offering skills and training for those looking for work.

The planning application for the site, which was a reggae club in its later years, said: "Much of the property requires heavy refurbishment and regeneration.

"The proposal aims to bring life back to the building by using the bones of the existing structure to create an improved mixed-use development that effortlessly integrates into its surroundings."

Approving the application, planning officers said: “The site occupies a relatively sustainable location close to local shops and services."

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