Pryzm closure could have major impact on Watford economy

The revelation that the club must be gone by January 5 next year regardless of whether there is permission to turn it into homes is likely to have a far-reaching impact.

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Though the threat of redevelopment to the venue has not prompted the campaign to save it some might have expected, there is surely no doubt young adults and a portion of Watford’s economy will lose out.

People in Watford have become used to major planning proposals, but it is difficult to find one that might affect as many lives as this one.

Whether we are talking about the thousands who visit every week, the employees, the nearby bars that rely on the numbers Pryzm brings into town, or the taxi drivers making sure clubbers get to and from home safely, it is going to have a huge impact.

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Of course, the building’s owners are well within their right to do what they want with the building, but they will be bringing down the curtain on a venue that has entertained generations.

Even without planning permission decided, it is not clear what can be done to save the venue.