Nottinghamshire County Council could move its headquarters to a new building near Hucknall within 18 months, senior local leaders have confirmed. It comes as the landmark building on the banks of the River Trent has been deemed as "big, expensive, half-empty", and costs more than £1.7m to operate and maintain each year.
The council’s 'new low carbon, an all-electric office' at the Top Wighay site near Linby and Hucknall, which has already had full planning permission, could be the new home of the council’s civic, democratic and leadership functions, subject to approval at a Full Council meeting on Thursday, July 13. If approved, construction will start later this year. The building is also earmarked to be the new home of two key council front line services, the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) for vulnerable children and adults, and the council’s customer service centre, which handles all public enquiries.
Ben Bradley, the leader of Nottinghamshire County Council who is also MP for Mansfield, spoke about the plans to leave the building in the winter of 2024/2025. Sat next to Councillor Keith Girling at the iconic Nottinghamshire County Hall building, he said: "The occupancy rate here is 30 percent - on any given day."
