00:00An historic former place of worship can be converted into a gym and library
00:05after plans were agreed with the council.
00:08Leeds City Council was asked to approve plans for the conversion
00:11of the Union and Congregation Chapel site on Chapeltown Road.
00:15The Grade II listed building dates back to the 1870s
00:19and was used as a Sikh gudwara from the 60s.
00:23It's been vacant since the late 1990s after a bigger temple was built opposite.
00:28An application to convert the building into a dance studio was blocked last year.
00:34A report said the development would deliver community and recreational benefits
00:38and ensure the continued occupation and maintenance of an important heritage asset.
