Both the former West Leeds Country Park Visitor Centre and glasshouse in Pudsey Park have been put on the market to lease two-and-a-half years after last closing their doors, writes John Baron.
Both of the facilities shut in February 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and never re-opened after a subsequent round of Leeds City Council budget cuts, permanently closing the facilities last year in a bid to save the local authority £90,000 a year.
Council bosses have this week invited expressions of interest for the former visitor center, comprising animal enclosures, aviaries, and aquariums, as well as associated welfare rooms, offices, a classroom, and toilets.
A council spokesperson said: “We are now exploring new opportunities for the building located in a prime public location in the heart of Pudsey historic market town. We are inviting expressions of interest from parties willing to explore a long-term sustainable use for the building.”
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