Council mulls CPO for city centre buildings
Leeds City Council is mulling over issuing a compulsory purchase order (CPO) to buy several derelict buildings in Leeds city centre after failing to reach an agreement with the owners.
Lower Kirkgate – one of city’s oldest streets – has been closed since April 2024 after one of buildings partially collapsed.
A council report said it had been negotiating with City Fusion and linked company Kirkgate Land Residential, to acquire the properties, but the deal has reached a ‘stalemate’, with the owners disputing the independ... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
