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The staff at a popular Cardiff nightclub have all resigned in a public statement posted on its website.

Staff at 10 Feet Tall said that their decision was prompted by finding out that a planning application had been submitted to turn the premises into a restaurant and commercial units.

They said the first they knew about the plans that had been submitted to Cardiff Council to turn the Church Street venue into a restaurant and business space was when they were contacted by WalesOnline .

A statement on the club's official Facebook page and on its website said: "We had no notification about this from our landlord so this came at a great shock to us.

"As of today, Monday 20th January 2020, the entire team of 10 Feet Tall including the management, bar staff and sound technicians will be resigning due to the actions of our company directors and their advisors. We never wanted to have to do this but we feel that we have no choice."

They claim the directors had decided they no longer want to have live music and want to completely close down the basement venue, called Undertone.

The statement continued: "We love 10 Feet Tall but we feel that we cannot work under our present directors who have refused to have any communication with us regarding how we feel the venue should be run.

"We really want our venue to thrive as a space for live music and the community and we had so many plans for the venue we wanted to unveil over the coming months but unfortunately, these are now unable to come to fruition.

"We want to thank everyone who has attended 10 Feet Tall over the years from our customers to promoters, from DJs to bands. We are so sorry to everyone that had booked in future events at 10 Feet Tall and Undertone and we hope you understand our reasoning for having to do this."

(Image: 10 Feet Tall)

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They say it is a shame for Cardiff after a lot of music venues, including Gwdihŵ and Buffalo, have closed in the past year.

Video shows the night that Gwdihw shut its doors for the last time

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10 Feet Tall opened its doors back in 2008 and has a bar on one floor and space for live music on another. The venue has established itself as a popular spot for music - giving local bands as well as up and coming tour acts a chance to hone their skills. It also operates as a late night nightclub closing at 4am.

The statement continued: "Because of the actions of our directors and their advisors, two more homes for live music in Cardiff are now set to close. Bands, artists and DJs will lose yet another venue to hone their craft after the terrible losses of Gwdihŵ and Buffalo this time last year.

"However, this is not the end for us. We are determined to fight this so another Grassroots Live Music Venue doesn’t have to close."

Planning documents say the applicant, the Shah Pension Scheme and its trustees, believe changing the building from a nightclub to include commercial space "should be welcomed" because it would "improve the balance" of what’s on offer in the city centre.