New set back for demolition plans for Peterborough's Earlham House
A new bid to knock down what used to the beating of Peterborough’s night life has again been rejected by Peterborough planning chiefs.
A third application to demolish Earlham House, in New Road, has been thrown out because planning officers say there is not enough information to assess the impact of demolition on highway safety.
They also say there is not a sufficient amount of information to assess the impact of the works on the highway network.
In particular, officers want a ‘consistent traffic management strategy confirming whether Brook Street is to be closed’ during the demolition.
They say there is a discrepancy around.pedestrian access along Northminster.
They also want details of the arrangements for storage areas, welfare facilities, skip locations and vehicle manoeuvring arrangements for all phases of demolition work.
The plans have been submitted by The Unex Group, based in Newmarket.
The building – which was a magnet to nightclubbers in the 1990s and 2000s – famously housed Chicago Rock and New York New York, brought back to life for the short-lived ventures Rhythm Rooms and Liberation
Equally popular was The Bar, later to become Halo and Coyotes bar and Grill, and Shooters pool hall, later to become Ghost Nightclub
Also included is the Northminster-fronting Angels club, which still operates several nights a week.
Rhythm Rooms, Ghost and Liberation were striped out, to enable the spaces to be marketed.
Recently, the site – the refurbishment of which in not viable – has become a target for vandalism and break-ins.
Although the site has been made secure it has not stopped break-ins to the site.