A LANDMARK Grade I listed building in Burley in Wharfedale which has housed offices and also a pizza restaurant has been sold for conversion into new luxury apartments.

The late-18th century Burley House, which stands within its own grounds close to the Bradford Road, off Main Street, has been sold by the Leeds office of property agent Dacres Commercial.

The whole property was for a time home to eatery The Flying Pizza.

It was later converted into offices for Greenwoods Menswear and most recently Findel.

Leeds-based development companies YorPlace and Square Feet have acquired the property.

They have plans to transform the main building into a grand five-bedroom wing along with three luxury large apartments and will convert the mews building and coach house into six houses before building three townhouses in the grounds.

Dacre Son & Hartley’s Ilkley Office intends to act for the developers in the subsequent sale of both the converted and new-build homes.

YorPlace and Square Feet are also the developer behind The Malt in Burley in Wharfedale, which has seen the former Grade II listed Malt Shovel pub converted into four houses with five new houses built in the grounds.

Matthew Brear from Dacres Commercial, welcomed the sale.

He said: “We’re delighted to complete the sale of this well-known building.

“We have worked with the companies on a number of other stunning developments and there’s no doubt their innovative approach to creating imaginative living spaces, will result in Burley House being transformed into a very special place to live.”