Plans to breathe new life into a derelict cinema left empty for 20 years have been backed by councillors.
The YMCA wants to run the Grade II-listed Plaza in Port Talbot as a community and business hub with a cafe, hall, gym and meeting rooms.
Councillor Dennis Keogh said people had been waiting a long time for the £6.5m project after years of failed schemes.
Builders could be on site by December, with an opening date planned for early in 2021.
Hollywood stars Richard Burton and Anthony Hopkins were among the patrons of the 1930s-era picture palace.
It became a bingo hall in 1983 but reverted to cinema use in 1985 before closing in 1999.
Neath Port Talbot Council bought the building in 2009 to ensure it survived for future use.
Source: Port Talbot Plaza: Cinema redevelopment plans backed – BBC News