By Don Mort, local democracy reporting service
A historic masonic hall is set to get new air conditioning units to cope with an increase in summer heatwaves.
Planning permission is sought from the council for the installation at Pudsey Masonic Hall on Church Lane.
A planning report said members faced excessive heat during evening meetings over recent summers at the hall, established in 1901.
It said: “Being an old building the insulation is not brilliant and with most of the meetings being held in the evening, the hot summer sun has time to heat the fabric and by the evening it’s like sitting inside a radiator.”
Air conditioning would be installed in the ground floor dining room and first floor meeting room, served by two external low-noise condenser units.
The report said: “Pudsey Masonic Hall is used most weekday evenings for masonic meetings and most days for community groups, and Sunday mornings for a church service.
“The air conditioning is being installed primarily to overcome the excess heat within the building during the last two or three hot summers.”
The hall’s website said the building could be booked for weddings, parties and conferences and had a dining capacity of 100.
Leeds City Council is considering a full planning application which is out for consultation until August 31.
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