The building, at the major new Top Wighay development on the /Linby border, will replace the ageing in by early 2025, potentially saving £1.5m each year in running costs. Construction began in January, but was delayed by one of the wettest springs on record.
Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Mansfield and Ashfield Chad, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. The building’s skeleton has now been put up, and the council is hoping it will officially be opened by March 2025. Coun Keith Girling (Con), cabinet member for economic development and asset management, said he was pleased with the progress as he visited the site on May 24.
He said: “It is going well. "I am always trying to push things forward – perhaps unrealistically – but the end date is on schedule despite bad weather at the start of the year. “County Hall is a beautiful old building, but it’s costing us £1.
7m a year to run, and that’s £1.7m that can be put into services. "The running cost here will be a lot less.
Advertisement Advertisement “All the decisions made will be made in the middle of the county, and social services will be delivered from here, with Mansfield, Ashfield and Hucknall just up the road.” Luke Melville, assistant site manager, said: “It’s been challenging when there’s a lot of water on the ground and heavy machinery moving about. “It should run smoother now work on the superstructure has started.
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