Demolition work on a row of derelict buildings is nearing a close after long delays.
The former Diamonds strip club, and Nicholas Nightclub with adjoining buildings fronting Bank Street and Manor Street have been set for demolition since 2019 with the final touches beginning to happen.
Plans were originally approved in April 2019 for the multi-million pound Church Wharf development, with demolition of Diamonds and adjoining buildings supposed to take around eight weeks in total.
However, many delays have meant this is only just coming to an end now.
Bolton Council describes the £150m Church Wharf scheme as a new town centre area ‘set alongside the River Croal, providing new homes and jobs and transforming an underused piece of land into a thriving local community’.
The waterfront setting would have a mix of 352 homes, cafes, restaurants, offices and other leisure uses.
That area of town has been left fairly neglected since the closure of the bars and clubs for demolition, with a fire hitting the buildings in June.
This demolition has ended up costing Bolton Council £380,000 more than expected.
The contract for the demolition of the former Late Club and Club Ice, on Bank Street, was originally set at £395,000, but after contractors began work in May 2019, unforeseen additional work was needed to prop the banks of the River Croal and walls and the budget rose to £514,000 by February 2020.
When the final bill arrived in June 2020, it had risen to as much as £896,000.
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