The authority said it would spend £1.2m on the move but it would save up to £600,000 per year.
The council said the 1960s building was more expensive to operate than any comparable 21st Century building
The authority said it would spend £1.2m moving staff, the council committee rooms and chamber from Shirehall in Shrewsbury into the Guildhall in Frankwell, but the move would save up to £600,000 per year. Staff are expected to begin moving into the Guildhall in November, with meetings and possibly full council expected to be held there before Christmas.
Liberal Democrat Cllr Mary Davies raised concerns about future development at Shirehall and said demolition should be the "last resort”.
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