{"id":682489,"date":"2026-01-08T15:31:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T15:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/682489\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T15:31:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T15:31:12","slug":"gym-plan-at-derelict-new-wortley-labour-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/682489\/","title":{"rendered":"Gym plan at derelict New Wortley Labour Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><strong>By Don Mort<\/strong>, local democracy reporter<\/p>\n<p>A former social club could be turned into a gym if plans can be agreed with the council.<\/p>\n<p>Derelict New Wortley Labour Club could be redeveloped into a fitness centre after a planning application was drawn up by JCT Properties.<\/p>\n<p>The site on Oak Road has been disused for around five years and attempts to sell it at auction failed, a design report said.<\/p>\n<p>It said: \u201cThe proposal seeks to change the use of an existing social club into a gym, thereby bringing disused property back into a sustainable use.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The report\u00a0said the gym proposal would bring health benefits for the community.<\/p>\n<p>It said: \u201cThe existing building has been abandoned since 2020 and is in a dilapidated state, with significant repair work needed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe proposed use will deliver health and recreational benefits to the area, and bringing the site back into use will enhance the visual amenity and street scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The report by KUFIC Architects said the new gym would not create road safety problems as there were existing parking spaces at the club.<\/p>\n<p>It added: \u201cThe new use would therefore not be of concern to highways safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No changes were planned for the appearance of the brown and red brick building, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>The application seeks to change the use of the existing building without making any external alterations.<\/p>\n<p>The report added: \u201cThe property was marketed by Sharpes Auctioneers but failed to sell in August and September auctions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur client has purchased it to convert the existing building into a studio fitness gym.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The plans can be <a href=\"https:\/\/publicaccess.leeds.gov.uk\/online-applications\/weeklyListResults.do?action=firstPage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viewed in full here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored content<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"608\" height=\"884\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-03-at-13.23.42.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-191083\"  \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.specsavers.co.uk\/stores\/kirkstall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.specsavers.co.uk\/stores\/kirkstall<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Don Mort, local democracy reporter A former social club could be turned into a gym if plans&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":682490,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[81952,748,393,4884,1860,206839,206840,206841,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-682489","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-armley","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-leeds","13":"tag-new-wortley","14":"tag-new-wortley-labour-club","15":"tag-oak-road","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115860202149257698","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=682489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682489\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/682490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=682489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=682489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=682489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}