Nottingham signs off £11m Council House repairs
Nottingham City Council will complete £19m worth of “immediate and urgent” works across its estate, with the majority allocated to the city’s neo-baroque city hall building.
The authority signed-off a three-year package of works at its executive board on 20 October, including £11.6m for repairs to the Council House, the city’s most famous civic building, opened in 1929.
A total of £8.6m will be spent on roof repairs at the building, with a further £3m allocated to “urgent works”.
Alongside the Council House, the programme includes roof works at Loxley House, as well as investment at St Ann’s Valley Centre, Byron House, and the Royal Concert Hall.
The city council issued a Section 114 notice in 2023, effectively declaring itself bankrupt, but the authority was able to set a balanced budget for the current financial year and said its budget gap had fallen to “normal and manageable levels”.
Earlier this week, the authority also approved plans to spend more than £2m refurbishing the Harvey Haddon athletics stadium in the city.
Councillor Jay Hayes, Executive Member for Housing and Planning, said: “The Council House is one of Nottingham’s most recognisable landmarks and has been an important part of our city’s civic life for almost a century. This investment is going to help protect the building for future generations, ensuring it remains a place residents can be proud of.
“This sits alongside our plans to regenerate Old Market Square, creating a greener, more welcoming space around the Council House. Both reflect our ambition to build back Nottingham and create a city centre that people want to spend time in and feel proud of.”
“The £19m programme will also allow us to tackle essential repairs across our wider estate, prioritising the most pressing work and taking a planned approach to looking after the buildings that support our services.
“We know there is more work to do, but investing in these buildings now will protect them for the future and prevent problems becoming more serious and expensive to address.”
