Plans have been lodged to convert a former retail unit and part of a nightclub on Parliament Street into flats.
JC Robinson Ltd has tabled the plans to North Yorkshire Council which would see seven apartments created at the Grade-II listed building.
The proposal would see the former Sofa Workshop, which is next to the now closed Bijouled store, converted.
It would also see the upper floor of the former Moko nightclub and office space adapted to become flats.
In documents submitted to the council, the developer said the application would cause no harm to the listed building.
It added:
“Subject to further detailing of internal and external works including the design of new window and door openings to the exterior of the building, it is considered that the development can be undertaken without giving rise to harm to the significance of the listed building.”
The move comes as the retail units at the site have been empty for some time.
The Bijouled unit, which would be retained under the plan, closed its doors in February this year.
Meanwhile, the former Sofa Workshop shut in April last year after the company entered administration.
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Harrogate shop closes as sofa company enters administration
The Harrogate branch of Sofa Workshop has closed after the company entered administration yesterday.
The Parliament Street shop is no longer trading and the company’s website has been closed, after administrators PriceWaterhouse Cooper were appointed.
The administrators said one shop in London would remain open for up to 14 days to sell remaining stock. The company’s order book has been sold to Timothy Oulton United Kingdom Ltd, also owned by parent company Halo, so any outstanding orders will be fulfilled.
Toby Banfield, joint administrator and PwC partner, said:
“Unfortunately, given the sustained level of losses, the directors had no option but to appoint administrators to protect the creditors of the company. Sadly, this has resulted in 77 redundancies having to be made today. We will do all we can to support workers impacted by the administration.”
It has not been confirmed how many jobs have been lost at the Harrogate shop.
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