Campaigners for Bradford's former Odeon cinema building have lost their latest bid to save the city centre landmark.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has upheld the decision made by English Heritage not to grant the building listed status.
The news is a blow for campaigners who had appealed against the ruling, which was in response to the seven
th bid to secure listed status for the historic building.
But Bradford Odeon Rescue Group, which has campaigned vigorously since 2004 to save the building, said it is not going to give up its fight.
Norman Littlewood, the group's chairman, said: "We are disappointed but not disheartened. The building is in a conservation area. The experts said it should be kept for later use and that's what we want. People still have time to object to the demolition and the new building."
Plans to tear down the former cinema have been submitted by Langtree Artisan and regional development agency Yorkshire Forward, who want to create New Victoria Place, a £55m scheme including a hotel, offices, flats, and bars.
A DCMS spokesman said: "The decision not to list the former Odeon cinema in Prince's Street has been made on the basis of expert advice from English Heritage. They felt that, although the upper circle survives, it has been altered from the original and what remains is not significant enough to add the necessary interest to the building so that it meets the criteria for listing.
"The rest of the building has been extensively altered and much of the original historic fabric has been lost."
Jan Anderson, Yorkshire Forward executive director of environment, said the agency welcomed the decision and is looking forward to "progressing plans on the New Victoria Place development".
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