Hartlepool council chiefs say they are working with the town’s development corporation in the hope of making progress on a dilapidated former nightclub.

The former 42nd Street night spot in Lucan Street has become increasingly run down in recent years.

An area in front of the building has recently been fenced off for safety as wood used to board it up have started to come loose.

It falls within the town centre which comes under the remit of Hartlepool Development Corporation (HDC).

The former 42nd Street nightclub in Lucan Street.

placeholder image — The former 42nd Street nightclub in Lucan Street.

in 2023, Hartlepool Borough Council said the former 42nd Street was one of its top three priority derelict buildings for action along with the former Admiral Court Care Home in Cleveland Road, the old ambulance station on Elwick Road.

The council says it is working with the HDC to explore possible action to force the owners to improve the building.

A Hartlepool Borough Council spokesperson said: “This site falls within the Hartlepool Development Corporation’s jurisdiction, therefore we are working with them on this and other similar sites to see what action can be taken under Section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

"As the Local Planning Authority, only the development corporation can serve this notice, which seeks to force owners to clean up land or buildings that are harming the quality of the surrounding area.”

42nd Street, also called Bogarts, was a popular nightspot for many Hartlepool revelers throughout the nineties right up to its closure in 2006.

The HDC said it had no additional comment.