The former Johnson’s Nightclub venue will be converted into a set of seven flats spread over the building’s first and second floors.

The nightclub closed in November 2017 and has lain empty since. It was put on the market for £650,000 last year and was bought by developers IFA Homes.

The building, which was built as a women’s institute back in 1912, is now to accommodate a series of one, two and three-bedroom apartments, The Courier reports.

A planning statement from Fine Designs Architecture alongside the application reads: “Due to the nature of use of the building, the accommodation within is subdivided to separate the nightclub on the upper levels from the amusement arcade located on the ground level.

“The existing accommodation is spread over four levels, ground, mezzanine, first and second floor level. The proposed development is to make as minimal an impact as possible without altering the existing elevations. The existing window locations are to be retained.”