A bid to protect Bradford’s Odeon cinema building from demolition has been turned down by English Heritage.

The 1930s building is set to be demolished to make way for a hotel, offices, restaurants and flats. But In August, the heritage organisation revealed it was considering an application to have the building declared a scheduled monument.

The designation protects “nationally important monuments and archaeological remains in England”. Today, a spokesman for English Heritage, said: “After examining all the records and other relevant information and having carefully considered the national importance of this case, the criteria for scheduling are not fulfilled.

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