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Brit School North arts college plan given go-ahead
The Brit North college will be on the site of Jacob's Well car park
Plans for the north of England's first Brit School-inspired performing arts college have been approved.
Inspired by the world-famous arts academy in London which produced talents such as Adele and Tom Holland, Brit North is expected to bring more than 550 students and staff into the city centre.
The college will be housed on the site of the former Jacob's Well council building, which is currently a car park, and aims to open by 2028.
The project, which has been approved by Bradford Council, is spearheaded by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) who are owners and organisers of the music showcase, the Brit Awards.
The authority said the school would boost the city centre's regeneration and "increase footfall and activity within the area".
According to the planning application, the building will have a theatre, set construction workshop, a multi-use games area, music performance spaces and a TV studio set as well as classrooms and college facilities, said the the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
Plans for the college have been in the works for several years
The free-to-attend college was first proposed in 2023 with the Department for Education later approving the plans.
Following the approval by the council, BPI chief executive Dr Jo Twist said Brit North was "a cultural and educational initiative" but also "an important regeneration project for Bradford".