£250,000 car park expansion at Lotherton Hall gets green light

By Mark Lavery
Published 1st Nov 2021, 04:45 BST
Lotherton Hall Photo: Bruce RollinsonLotherton Hall Photo: Bruce Rollinson
Lotherton Hall Photo: Bruce Rollinson
Leeds City Council is set to spend £250,000 to  create more car parking spaces at Lotherton Hall after a steep  rise in visitor numbers and an annual  £500,000 plus boost in income.

Council chiefs say the scheme will create around 224 new car parking spaces on just under 6,000 square metres of land at the east Leeds visitor attraction.

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The council's director of communities, housing and environment has approved the car park expansion scheme.

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Since 2011 Lotherton estate has been managed by a joint project board involving the council's parks and countryside and museums and galleries departments.

An admission charge has been introduced and parking has been improved and a new adventure playground created.

Council chiefs say income to the whole estate rose from £575k in 2010/11 to £1.1m in 2016/17, a growth of £531k and increase of over 90 per cent.

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