The group has set up a camp in Leeds' Park Square
A group protesting about homelessness in Leeds has agreed to move the site of its "tent city".
More than 70 tents were put up in Park Square last week as part of a campaign by the Leeds Homeless Partnership.
Leeds City Council said it had agreed to let the group use the site of the city's former international swimming pool for up to six weeks.
The authority had applied in court for a possession order for the Park Square site.
The protesters have not yet commented on the agreement, described by Labour councillor Debra Coupar as the "least worst option".
"We'd prefer the group to disband voluntarily, however, they clearly wish to continue their protest," she said.
"Continually going to court to move people on is costly and unproductive as there are few, if any, locations in a city as diverse as Leeds where the camp wouldn't cause some level of disruption to residents and businesses.
"If, at the end of the six week period, everyone's best endeavours haven't resulted in the group disbanding voluntarily from the site, we'll look at the legal options available to us as we have to balance the needs of the vulnerable alongside those of other residents and businesses in the city."
- Published27 September 2016
- Published2 September 2016
