Former church sold for development for £700,000

The Church of Christ the King, near Bingley, closed in 2006

A former Roman Catholic church on land which has planning permission for a residential development has been sold at auction.

The former Church of Christ the King, between the Leeds-Liverpool Canal and Bradford Road in Sandbeds, near Bingley, has been empty since it shut in 2006.

A planning application by developer Chris Phillips to knock down the church and build 13 houses on the site was approved by Bradford Council last month.

The church and land were sold at auction for the guide price of £700,000.

The auction listing highlighted that the site is a short distance from Bingley, and pointed out that planning for a residential development has recently been approved.

It adds: "A disused church currently occupies the site and will require demolition to make way for the street."

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