Date set for council office demolition

A provisional date has been set for the demolition of a former council office block in Coalville.

North West Leicestershire District Council vacated the ageing buildings in Whitwick Road in 2023 after ruling them to be no longer "fit for purpose".

The intention to demolish the offices was later confirmed, with the site initially eyed up as a potential location for a cinema.

This was later changed, with the authority confirming housing would replace the 1970s buildings on the land.

An application has now been submitted by the council to see if it will need to seek formal planning permission for the demolition work, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

The documents say the authority is hoping to begin tearing down the building on 11 August, with work expected to be completed about a month later.

"The former council office buildings have been vacant for approximately two years and are becoming increasingly derelict," the document say.

"[The] costs of maintaining the derelict buildings are a drain on public funding."

Demolition work will not include the historic Stenson House registry office building, which fronts onto the ageing offices.

That site has recently been refurbished, and will be the centrepiece of a planned new public square.

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