Nottinghamshire County Council says County Hall is too large and expensive to maintain.
BBC NewsWith more staff now working from home the authority said County Hall in West Bridgford was too large and too expensive to maintain.The proposal is due to be considered at a full council meeting later this month.
The council said the building cost more than £1.7m to operate and maintain each year, and it needed an investment of about £58m for essential maintenance and environmental improvements. Leader Ben Bradley said: "County Hall is an old building which is too expensive to operate and maintain and would cost tens of millions of taxpayers' money to make it viable for the future, which we of course can't justify.He said the move to "the very heart of our county" would help to bring jobs, skills and investment to the Hucknall area.
It has been designed to include high insulation levels to keep heating costs down in the winter along with heat-absorbing features to keep the building cool in the summer months, so no air-conditioning would be installed.Construction of the new headquarters would then get under way later this year with a target completion date of winter 2024/25.
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