Plans lodged for historic former cinema

A historic former cinema in Sheffield could be redeveloped for use as an education facility if newly submitted plans get the green light.Olympia Wellbeing Academy, supported by CODA Bespoke, has submitted full planning and listed building applications for the former Adelphi Cinema on Vicarage Road in Attercliffe.The building opened in 1920 as a picture house and has also previously been used as a bingo hall and nightclub. It was most recently used as a music teaching facility, which closed in 2006.Planning permission is now sought for the conversion of the ground floor as an educational facility involving mentoring through sports and fitness.The existing dance floor would be used as a multi-functional exercise area, with the area where the floor is raised, and stores to be split into a cardio area and resistance and weights space. The kitchen would remain in place.Olympia Wellbeing Academy plans to mentor children in a groups of five with two members of staff every two hours.