Former Brighouse Youth Centre goes on the market for £325,000

Brighouse Youth and Community Centre, on Aire Street and Healey Wood Road, is on the market with Walker Singleton Chartered Surveyors for £325,000

The building is being sold with outline planning permission to demolish the site and build new apartments.

Calderdale Council granted outline plans to knock down the existing building and construct a new complex to accommodate up to 24 dwellings.

This includes ten one-bedroom flats, ten two-beds and four three-beds.

The building was originally built and opened as a school in 1891.

It was closed as a youth centre in April 2019.

The Victorian building was shut after an asset review by the council.

Objections were received by the council, with concerns raised including a “classic building” being demolished and that revamping the youth centre would be a better use of money and resources.

However, in the planning application by Calderdale Council developers said there were “too many obstacles” and that it could not realistically be converted and remodelling the building could see it costing £2 million to refurbish, while only creating 12 flats .

In the planning officers decision they said: "It is considered that the development, which is for new housing on previously developed land, would not create any unacceptable environmental, amenity, traffic or other problems, and the quality of the housing area would not be harmed."

"The application is a high density scheme promoting efficient use of brownfield land.

"In this case, the high density of the development is not considered to create a significant issue in terms of the character of the area, or on the demand on services and is acceptable in the context of the site and its surroundings.

"The indicative design is a modern structure and though the area is predominantly traditional stone buildings it is considered that a modern design would not necessarily cause harm. Appearance is a reserved matter and therefore the final design is for consideration at that stage."