Durham County Council is considering selling its new £50 million headquarters without ever using it.
The council had planned on moving from its current home at County Hall into the newly built facility at The Sands in Durham city centre. However, the local authority is now in talks to sell the new base to Durham University and build a new civic centre at Aykley Heads.
It comes after a Cabinet review into the future use of The Sands building in June last year to consider "whether a business case could be established for an alternative accommodation strategy." The Cabinet will now be asked to agree to the sale of the building to Durham University - which is seeking accommodation for use as a business school in the city - and to agree to the council’s office and civic accommodation to be located at Aykley Heads, along with office accommodation in Stanley.
