Crossgates: Former WMC building could become retirement flats

The former Crossgates Working Men’s Club could be knocked down to make way for more than 50 retirement flats.

McCarthy Stone, a company which has built hundreds of similar projects, wants to redevelop the Orchard Road site.

A planning application for 51 apartments and a car park has been submitted to Leeds City Council to consider.

A boxing club which still uses part of the upper floor will have to relocate if permission is granted for the scheme, planning documents have stated.

A planning statement said: “The development will introduce significant improvements to the site and wider street scene, provide much needed specialist accommodation for which a need is identified and help support the local economy.”

Planning permission was previously granted in 2023 for demolition and nine new houses at the site.

Plans include 36 two-bedroom flats, 15 one-bed apartments and 21 parking spaces, including two disabled bays.

There would be a communal lounge and sheltered courtyard and garden.