Brandon Bingo Hall
The old cinema in Brandon is set to finally be demolished after planners granted approval for an eight-home development.
The London Road site operated as Breckland Bingo And Social Club until the mid-2000s and has stood empty since.
Councillor Victor Lukaniuk, who represents Brandon Central on West Suffolk Council, said: “Outline permission has been granted and is long overdue.
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“It has been empty for 15 years, and this seems like a sensible application. I can remember going to the cinema there, but this leaves me with no regrets. There is no architectural merit.”
The cinema was built in the 1930s and the building had been used as a bingo hall from the mid-90s until the mid-2000s.
Now outline permission has been granted, the applicant must proceed within the next two years – or would need to reapply.
Phil Wittam, a West Suffolk and Brandon town councillor, said a previous application in 2016 fell through with access to the nearby church hall causing a headache.
It is understood there will now be a provision allowing the church to buy land to gain access.
“It has been a long-running saga,” Cllr Wittam added, “and in my own opinion this couldn’t come too soon.
“The building is an eyesore and encourages antisocial behaviour.”
Full plans are likely to go on show at the next stage of the application.
Not everybody is in favour of the development. A neighbour wrote in response to the application: “Vehicles will be parked on the road and will add to an already congested town. At school and work times, this will be even worse.”
View the proposals at planning.westsuffolk.gov.uk and search: DC/19/1008/OUT
A dilapidated bingo hall could be replaced with new homes under plans being put forward by the site's owners.
The former Winner's Bingo Hall in Brandon closed down eight years ago and the site has since fallen into disrepair.
But the company has submitted a planning application to demolish the building on London Road and build up to eight houses in its place.
Commercial agent Barker Storey Matthews has helped the company put together the outline application.
The Suffolk highways authority believes some improvements will be required to the site's access to London Road to make it suitable for residential development, while the district council's environment team wishes conditions to be attached to address any contamination of the site.
The application has already drawn criticism from members of the public. One objecting London Road resident called the bingo hall a 'Brandon landmark' which 'should be used', while another said the building was 'a real asset to Brandon' with 'great potential'.
Brandon Bingo Hall
A design and access statement for the application said the building is 'considered to be of no particular architectural merit'.
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It added there was 'ongoing and increasing' unauthorised use of the hall's rear car park.
Windhorst Bingo Hall Brandon
Brandon Town Council's planning panel is due to discuss the application on Monday, January 9.
It is due for a decision by Forest Heath District Council by February 10.
Bingo Hall In Brandon Fl
The documents are available to view at planning.westsuffolk.gov.uk