Planning permission has been granted for a a change of use and revamp of a vacant nightclub which will form the new home of a much-loved Cardiff bar. The vacant building on Charles Street will become the new home of Porter's, a bar currently situated in Harlech Court which is set to be demolished to make way for Wales' tallest building.
The news of the redevelopment of Harlech Court first broke in 2021, with proprietor Dan Porter confirming it in a statement in early 2022. With offerings both as a coffee shop and a cult favourite fixture in Cardiff's nightlife scene, Porter's has become a familiar name - so well-known that Hamilton creator and Encanto songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda turned up at one of the bar's singalong nights in 2018.
But the bar now looks set to move to a new venue, 46-48 Charles Street, with planning permission approved by Cardiff Council on February 2, 2023. Plans show that the venue will include a bar, live music area and kitchen on the ground floor, with a theatre on the lower ground floor.
