{"id":616062,"date":"2025-12-06T14:07:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T14:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/616062\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T14:07:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T14:07:47","slug":"pudsey-town-hall-set-for-sale-on-open-market-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/616062\/","title":{"rendered":"Pudsey Town Hall set for sale on open market – report"},"content":{"rendered":"

By John Baron<\/strong><\/p>\n

Historic Pudsey Town Hall should be advertised for sale on the open market, a Leeds City Council report has recommended.<\/p>\n

Council chiefs aim to sell the building, which dates back to 1879, by informal tender by 31 March 2026 and appoint an agent to complete the sale. <\/p>\n

The Town Hall was deemed surplus to requirements<\/a> in October. The local authority needs to raise money to balance its books and says maintaining the building costs thousands of pounds a year.<\/p>\n

A council report released this week stated: \u201cMarketing the property will enable the council to determine the best offer following exposure to the market and establish whether the council\u2019s statutory\u00a0requirement to achieve best consideration has been achieved. Offers received during the marketing period will be considered and reported back.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe disposal will alleviate the council of maintenance and running costs as well as realising a capital receipt in the form of a sale.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Pudsey Town Hall. Photo: Daniel Brabban<\/p>\n

If no suitable offer is forthcoming by informal tender, the property will be sold on the open market via auction. Council officers acknowledge this method would offer less control over the type of purchase and the future use.<\/p>\n

All three Pudsey councillors \u2013 Simon and Dawn Seary (Cons) and Trish Smith (Ref) \u2013 are opposed to the Town Hall sale, along with Cllr Andrew Carter (Cons, Calverley & Farsley).<\/p>\n

\u201cThere have been discussions with a local Community Interest Company (CIC), who have shown interest in taking on the building,\u201d the council report added. \u201cThe CIC\u2019s interest remains live, and their offer will be considered alongside other offers received after proper marketing of the property.\u201d<\/p>\n

The report says the CIC has two proposals \u2013 either a freehold purchase with deferred payment plans, or a long leasehold arrangement with the option to purchase. \u201cBoth of these options are deemed to be unsuitable at this time,\u201d the report adds.<\/p>\n

The full council report can be read in full here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Robin Lane building was the headquarters of Pudsey Municipal Borough\u00a0from 1899-1974. The council chamber remains preserved for educational purposes.<\/p>\n

The property was used as council offices and a one stop centre until 2016, when the service was relocated to Pudsey Library to form Pudsey Community Hub.<\/p>\n

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