Former nightclub could become restaurant

The former Truth 32 club is set to be converted into a restaurant

A former nightclub in Barnsley could be transformed into a restaurant.

NASA Design Studio Ltd. has submitted a planning application to turn the site at 32 Peel Street into a branch of Pepe's Piri Piri, on behalf of the franchise.

The proposal would see the ground floor converted, including enlarging the front windows and installing an extraction canopy at the rear to serve the kitchen.

Residents can comment on the plans until 21 May, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Design drawings included in the planning application feature the company's branding on the shopfront, confirming that the national grilled chicken franchise, which has over 200 stores across the UK, is behind the proposal.

According to planning documents the first and second floors of the three-storey building are currently vacant and "would be converted into flats, which would form a separate application".

NASA Design Studio said: "The proposed change of use would be beneficial for the area as the existing building is derelict and in a bad state and the proposed restaurant will bring a well-established brand into the city and regenerate the building and attract customers to the city centre."

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