Demolition of former community centre approved

The former community centre was built as a school in the early 1900s

A vandalised former community centre in West Yorkshire will be knocked down after permission was granted for its demolition.

Osmondthorpe One Stop Centre in Leeds was deemed surplus to requirements by the city council and the site is set to be redeveloped.

The council’s planning department has approved the demolition of the vacant building on Wykebeck Mount, after a formal proposal was submitted earlier this year.

A planning report said the centre, which was built in the early 1900s and was used as a school up until the 1990s, had been broken into and vandalised.

It said: “It also has become a magnet for anti-social behaviour, which has resulted in complaints from residents.”

The building’s basements and floors would be removed as part of the demolition, leaving the site clear for redevelopment, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

The report added: "Demolition of this building is considered the most economical way forward for the council."

The council previously said the site could be used for housing.

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