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Yahoo
17-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Ex-donkey sanctuary sale could earn council £790k
A former animal sanctuary could fetch Leeds City Council more than three quarters of a million pounds after being put up for auction. Council bosses decided the site, in Eccup, which was formerly run by the Donkey Sanctuary charity and which was closed in August, was surplus to requirements and a sale would raise cash for the authority which must save over £100m this year. An auction site listing said the three-acre (1.2 hectare) property at Swan Lane could raise over £790,000 and the property, which includes an equestrian centre, outdoor arenas, barns and stables, could be redeveloped into housing. The council said an auction sale would be quicker than inviting buyers on the open market. A total of 23 donkeys were re-homed after the charity, which leased the site from Leeds City Council since 1998, said rising costs were behind the closure. Twelve jobs were lost when the Leeds sanctuary closed, along with sites in Manchester, Birmingham and Ivybridge in Devon. According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the listing for the former animal sanctuary, which is near Blackhill Lane and Lineham Farm, stated: "This exceptional site comprises an extensive range of buildings surrounded by some spectacular countryside. "The property is set amid the greenbelt in one of the most prestigious locations of West Yorkshire, and is ideally placed to access the vibrant centres of Leeds, Harrogate and York." Pugh Auctions added: "Bramhope village centre, providing a range of local amenities including shops, schools, a public house, sporting and leisure facilities, is close by." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. Donkey sanctuary site likely to become housing Donkey sanctuary closure sees 23 animals rehomed Donkey charity facing four centre closures Leeds City Council Local Democracy Reporting Service
BBC News
17-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Ex-donkey sanctuary sale could earn Leeds City Council £790k
A former animal sanctuary could fetch Leeds City Council more than three quarters of a million pounds after being put up for bosses decided the site, in Eccup, which was formerly run by the Donkey Sanctuary charity and which was closed in August, was surplus to requirements and a sale would raise cash for the authority which must save over £100m this auction site listing said the three-acre (1.2 hectare) property at Swan Lane could raise over £790,000 and the property, which includes an equestrian centre, outdoor arenas, barns and stables, could be redeveloped into council said an auction sale would be quicker than inviting buyers on the open market. 'Prestigious location' A total of 23 donkeys were re-homed after the charity, which leased the site from Leeds City Council since 1998, said rising costs were behind the jobs were lost when the Leeds sanctuary closed, along with sites in Manchester, Birmingham and Ivybridge in to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the listing for the former animal sanctuary, which is near Blackhill Lane and Lineham Farm, stated: "This exceptional site comprises an extensive range of buildings surrounded by some spectacular countryside."The property is set amid the greenbelt in one of the most prestigious locations of West Yorkshire, and is ideally placed to access the vibrant centres of Leeds, Harrogate and York."Pugh Auctions added: "Bramhope village centre, providing a range of local amenities including shops, schools, a public house, sporting and leisure facilities, is close by." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
10-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Former Leeds Crossgates library could fetch £400k at auction
An ex-library building has been put up for auction with a guide price of nearly £400,000 - the second time it has been up for sale since it was closed to the have been invited for the vacant former Crossgates Library on Farm Road in Leeds, with a guide price of £395, site was first sold off in February last year to raise cash for Leeds City Council after the library service moved to Crossgates Shopping Centre, with a community effort to buy the building unable to raise enough cash to make the the building, which was built in 1939, could be redeveloped after its current owner instructed Pugh Auctions to sell the building. According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the auction firm said on its website: "While the building is not listed, it is considered to have local heritage value and is a non-designated heritage asset."The property enjoys a prominent position on Farm Road and Crossgates roundabout in Crossgates town centre, which is allocated as a designated retail centre." Pugh Auctions said the property had been partly cleared by the current owner, but renovations would be building fetched £482,000 when it was first sold by the same auction library site had been vacant since May 2022 and was deemed surplus to requirements by Leeds City authority said the building was too big for the library service and alternative uses could not be January 2024, about 70 campaigners held a protest outside the building, saying they were "angry" at the choices Leeds City Council had speaking at the time, a council spokesperson said the authority had to sell the building due to its financial situation. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
