Jimmy Savile's penthouse flat where the notorious paedophile DJ lived for more than 30 years is set to be demolished.

The notorious sex offender bought the £300,000 apartment at the height of his fame in the 1970s and died in the flat in Leeds, West Yorkshire, in 2011.

The property featured in Louis Theroux's documentary on Savile in 2000 and was gutted in 2014.

Workmen are preparing to remove the rooftop flat from a six-storey building in Rounday Park, Leeds.

In April this year that a firm called Ennerdale Apartments won planning permission for the redevelopment of the rooftop flat at the six-storey Lakeview Court building.

The demolition of Jimmy Savile's former penthouse flat (
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The demolition of Jimmy Savile's former penthouse flat (
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The demolition of Jimmy Savile's former penthouse flat (
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The penthouse was gutted in 2014 (
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The flat is perhaps best known for hosting the weekly meetings of Leeds-born Savile's inner circle, dubbed The Friday Morning Club.

Once regarded as a luxury residence with some of the finest views in Leeds, its furnishings had grown tatty and outdated by the time of the star's death.

It is thought that at least one of his victims was abused there in his 30 years of residence.

A document submitted as part of the successful planning application to Leeds City Council said the work would see the demolition of the penthouse and "construction of a new [lightweight] steel framed structure".

Savile lived in the flat for more than 30 years (
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He bought the flat at the height of his fame and died there in 2011 (
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Roundhay penthouse flat of Jimmy Savile in Leeds, Yorkshire (
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The flat pictured before it was gutted (
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Jimmy Savile's bedroom wardrobe full of garish track suits and baseball caps, at his flat in Roundhay Park, Leeds (
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Videos on shelf at Jimmy Savile's home in Roundhay Park, Leeds (
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The hall way of Jimmy Savile's flat in Roundhay Park, Leeds (
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Permission was also granted by the council for changes to other sections of Lakeview Court, including the installation of new external insulation and the demolition of six single storey garages.

A council report on the application said that, although "the rooftop flat will be enlarged as a result of this proposal", there would be minimal impact on "visual amenity in general".

Savile's flat was sold to a company called CXI 92 Ltd, owned by the couple who lived in the suite next door, for £250,000 in February 2013.

Land Registry documents show the property changed hands again in early 2014, this time for £300,000.

Savile was exposed as a paedophile in 2012 and the following year a joint Scotland Yard and NSPCC report branded him one of the UK's most prolific known sexual predators.