Bid goes in for new signs for church which used to be a Halifax nightclub
A Halifax town centre nightclub which has been turned into a place of worship will be getting its new branding signs, if planners agree.
Peter Kemp, of New Beginnings Church, has applied to Calderdale Council seeking listed building consent to install illuminated signs at what used to be ATIK.
A heritage statement from Mr Kemp in support of the application for the Grade II listed building says the property has planning permission for illuminated signs.
“It was deemed that the signs were acceptable for this listed building.
“We are merely altering the name on the signs and adding our logo.
“We feel this is completely in keeping with the heritage of the building as it was originally a cinema and a night club with illuminated signs.
“The size of the signs is in keeping with the present signs and signs from previous owners.
“In the circumstances we feel the heritage of the site is being maintained by these new illuminated signs,” argue the supporting statements.
The positioning of signage will be where it has been previously.
"We are simply replacing the present illuminated sign with a new one,” says the statement.
The application can be viewed on the council’s website by searching for application number 24/01113/LBC.
The building, near the Victoria Theatre, was originally a cinema called the Picture House, opening in 1913.
It closed as a cinema in 1982 and by the 1990s housed the Coliseum nightclub, plus the Main Street bar, and later became Liquid before branding as ATIK in 2016.