A planning application to convert a former fire station and post office depot in Bridgend into a live music venue has been submitted to Bridgend County Borough Council. The Grade II listed property based in Derwen Road, Bridgend, was constructed back in the 1930s and has been left empty for around four decades.
The current proposals would see the site re-purposed with a number of internal and external alterations with a view to re-housing popular Bridgend music venue, Hobos, allowing it to move from its current location in Queen Street.
If given the go-ahead, the plans would see the creation of a dance floor, bar, stage and toilets based on the ground floor of the venue, with access directly from Derwen Road, with neon lights on the front and side of the building. You can get more Bridgend news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
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The application also added that the proposed occupation as an events venue would not adversely affect the area, as it was already an established ‘entertainment’ zone, with the nightclub ‘Luna Live Lounge’ directly next door.
The application read: "As the ‘Former fire station and post office van depot’ has been redundant and unused for such a significant period of time it is hoped the proposed works allow the building to be sympathetically brought back into use, and contribute to the town’s regeneration.
"Work is of a modest intervention to the original historic fabric, allowing sustainable current and future use." You can read more of our stories from Bridgend here, or subscribe to our dedicated newsletter here.
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