Hotel to be built on former Wakefield Westgate station site

110-room city centre hotel to start on site in 2027 and open by winter 2028

• Work on a new city centre hotel on the site of the former Wakefield Westgate station will begin in 2027, Wakefield Council has confirmed. • The 110-room hotel, to be built by ION Property Developments, is expected to open by winter 2028 and will receive £8m from the government's Local Regeneration Fund. • The council says the scheme, close to the East Coast Main Line with short journey times to Leeds, will boost tourism and create jobs.