The Brentwood Gazette reports today that Eclipse Nightclub in Ongar Road may be knocked down and converted into flats.
The bar, which is only open three days a week, has presented a planning application to convert the property into 16 flats and a shop.
Management have blamed supermarkets, TOWIE and music festivals for a recent decline in business, despite spending £200,000 on a refurbishment last year.
They have also blamed the smoking ban as a factor for a decline in business, too – despite the fact that the club opened in 2008, one year after the ban came into force nationwide.
The club replaced the iconic Castle pub, which was a popular music venue in the town for several decades.
The bar will continue to trade for the foreseeable future while the planning application is assessed.
