Nissen Richards Studio wins approval to expand Cardiff's Clwb Ifor Bach music venue
By
Ian Weinfass
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Summary
Nissen Richards Studio has received approval to expand Clwb Ifor Bach, a historic Cardiff music venue on Womanby Street that launched bands like Super Furry Animals and Stereophonics. The £1.27m project will take over a derelict neighboring site, creating a 500-capacity double-height performance space with a mezzanine balcony. Plans were first consulted on in 2019, with detailed plans submitted in August 2023, marking nearly three years of the approval process.
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The approved plans by the London-based practice will see the venue take over a derelict building on a neighbouring site, which Cardiff Council bought and agreed to lease to the club and community centre.
The scheme involves removing the existing building's first floor to create a 500-capacity double-height performance space with a standing area and wrap-around mezzanine balcony.
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