A historic building in the centre of Otley is set to be transformed into apartments if a planning application is approved.
Otley Civic Centre, which was constructed in the nineteenth century, previously played host to both the Otley Museum and Otley Town Council, but it has now been empty since 2010. The Town Council was moved after Leeds City Council decided to redevelop the building and the city council decided to sell it to a developer in 2020.
The historic building is now the subject of a planning application by Otley Civic Centre Ltd, supported by C49 Architecture who want to turn the site into 35 ‘high end’ apartments. According to the application: “This proposal would serve to improve the local economy ensure the listed building is used and renovated before it goes into such disrepair that the viability of restoration is not possible.“
