Legal action could be taken against the owners of Accrington Conservative Club unless repairs are made.
The grade II listed building on Cannon Street, once the largest Conservative Club in the country, has fallen into a state of disrepair and is located inside the town’s conservation area.
The building was boarded up in 2008 after squatters moved in and since then the building has become exposed after a number of window frames have come loose.
The council has issued a section 215 order to the owners requiring them to clean up the site.
Regeneration member for Hyndburn Peter Clarke said: "We are pushing to have the building made safe.
"We have made a section 215 (of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) application and it is subject to a court hearing.
"We want something doing with the building and we are open to suggestions."
Last year Woodgreen Developments announced most of the historic building could be demolished under £13m redevelopment plans.
If given the go ahead, little more than the frontage of the Victorian building would be left.
Such is the state of disrepair, the plans included bulldozing most of the four-storey buildings interior, including the grand ballroom, to create new high quality offices. However no planning application has been submitted for the office space, according to the council. The club was built in the late 19th century to upstage the nearby Liberal Club, featuring an ornate Queen Anne facade and bay windows.
One of its main features was the Majestic Ballroom accommodating around 1,000 people, with a vaulted ceiling and a dance floor – reputed to be one of the best around. In later years the club became a nightclub known as Churchills.
Under the new enforcement orders, the owners of Cannon Street Baptist Church could also be the subject of court proceedings. Mr Clarke confirmed that the owners of the church have also been issued with a section 215 order.
