Sheffield Public Notice: Details of Leadmill venue's new look as developers undertake massive renovations
Details of how the once-beloved venue which housed The Leadmill will look under new management have been revealed.
Following 45 years as one of Sheffield’s most popular music venues, a building on Leadmill Road which housed The Leadmill closed for good earlier this year.
And while The Leadmill itself lives on, with manager Phil Mills running events under its branding at locations across the city, its former home near to Sheffield Railway Station is currently undergoing major renovations.
Now developers have revealed how the venue - set to be called Electric Studios - will look upon its reopening in February, 2026.
In a premises licence application sent to Sheffield City Council, they explain the sweeping changes, which include enlarging the customer area on the ground floor by removing ‘back of house’ facilities in the south west corner, near to Suffolk Road.
Similarly, the cloakroom in the northeast corner will be removed to create a new front of house area.
The Star previously reported that after the £2 million programme of works to transform the building, it will have an increased capacity with 1,050 for live gigs and 1,450 for club events.
The existing toilets on the ground floor are set to be removed as part of the works, as new ones - including unisex, wheelchair accessible toilets - will be created.
“Additional fire exit created in northwest corner onto Suffolk Road,” the application adds.
“New first aid room created; all bar serveries replaced and additional servery added. Two new customer stairs created to first floor (and above) and new passenger lift to second floor.”
There will also be new toilets and a cloak room on the first floor.
The council is currently taking feedback on the plans.
A public notice released on December 4 adds: “Interested parties or responsible authorities may make written representations to The Licensing Service, Staniforth Road, or by email to [email protected], about this application by December 24.
“It is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application. The maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for the offence is unlimited.”
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