The new owner of the disused Ritz building in Rushden, Northamptonshire, plans to restore its Art Deco façade and convert it into smaller business units and apartments. Oliver Mcloughlin, 34, purchased the former bingo hall, cinema and theatre for £400,000 and aims to engage with the local community to determine demand for repurposing the building.
Oliver Mcloughlin said hopes his plans for the former Ritz "will keep a lot of local people happy and make it financially viable"
A spokeswoman for Rushden Town Council said it was pleased with the initial plans and welcomed "sympathetic, quality development".The upstairs of the building would be ideal for a small cinema, arts space or conference area, Mr McLaughlin said He said it was a "non-starter" to reopen it as a bingo hall, adding: "It's way too big and it doesn't make sense from a financial viewpoint."
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