Former south Leeds mental health centre up for auction
A former mental health centre in Leeds is up for sale to raise much-needed funds for the city council.
The Vales Circles site in Beeston will be put up for auction after talks with a nearby mosque to buy it were not successful.
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It was closed down by Leeds City Council as part pf a shake-up of community services last year.
Negotiations were held over the future of the Tunstall Road site and terms provisionally agreed with the Al Madina Jam-E-Masjid Mosque.
A council report said: “The mosque was made aware that, should the agreed terms of the sale not be met, the property would be taken forward for disposal via auction.
“As the required terms have not been fulfilled, the council will proceed with an alternative method of disposal.”
Services provided at Vales Circles were moved to Laurel Bank Complex Needs Centre in Middleton as part of plans to save £500,000.
It was also announced that the former Stocks Hill hub in Armley would be auctioned.
The Armley service was set to move to Calverlands Complex Needs Centre in Horsforth.
Services run from a third centre in Lovell Park were moved to Wykebeck Complex Needs Centre in Gipton.
The council report said auction was now considered the best option to dispose of the Vales Circles building.
It said: “The property is surplus to council requirements and no operational reason has been identified to justify its retention.”