A derelict Georgian mansion in Burley will be brought back into use as a care home after planning permission was granted.
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00:00A derelict Georgian mansion in Leeds is set to be brought back into use as a care home
00:06after planning permission was granted. Burley House is currently vacant and boarded up,
00:11but it will be converted by care provider Embracing Independent Lifestyles.
00:16The redevelopment of the Burley Road property will see it turned into a round-the-clock
00:19care facility for up to 11 residents aged 18 to 65.
00:25Leeds City Council approved a planning application for the scheme, and a planning report said
00:29the project would not harm the character of Burley Village Conservation Area.
00:34The applicant said restoring the dilapidated building previously used as a nursing home
00:38would help reduce crime and vandalism.
00:41A heritage report said the mansion was the 19th century home of John Smith, a city banker
00:45and philanthropist who carried out alterations to the building.
00:50It's thought to have been built by the Goodman family, who would have occupied ornate and
00:54spacious rooms in the mansion, while servants lived upstairs.