These are the 22 properties that Wakefield Council has purchased since 2014
By David Spereall
Published 5th Mar 2019, 11:35 GMT
Updated 5th Mar 2019, 14:42 GMT
Wakefield Council spent more than £2.4 million on 22 properties in a four-and-a-half year period.
The local authority purchased 22 buildings or plots of land for a total cost of £2,487,304 between January 2014 and March 2018, figures revealed by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ) on Monday showed. For a list of properties sold by the council in this period, click here.
Wakefield Council spent more than 2.4 million on 22 properties in a four-and-a-half year period.
Wakefield Council purchased land and a building at Tootal Street, on Gallery Walk, close to The Hepworth Gallery, on December 2, 2015, for 750,000.
The former Wood Street Police Station, in the city centre, was purchased on October 31, 2014, at a cost of 450,000. The building's annex was also purchased for 70,000. The council are currently converting the building into a luxury hotel.
The council bought the Central Garage Premises, on Park Street, Wakefield for 300,000 on March 13, 2015.
The council also purchased property at Lund Hill Lane, Royston, on January 28, 2014, for 160,000.
The council bought the Girnhill Estate, at 37 Ashcroft Avenue, Featherstone, on May 16, 2014. It cost 157,300.
The Old Crown Court building on Wood Street, in the city centre, was purchased for 150,000 on September 1, 2014.
On February 27, 2017, Wakefield Council bought land at John Street, Kirkgate, for 142,000. Earlier this year, it was announced that Chantry House (pictured) will be demolished to make way for 80 new homes.
The council also purchased land on Barnsley Road, at the Waterfront, for 100,000 on March 8, 2018. A car park is currently being developed on site.
The council purchased the former swimming baths on Westfield Lane, South Elmsall, on November 3, 2016, for 90,000.
