Rocky start for county council's multi-million-pound HQ build

A new multi-million-pound Nottinghamshire County Council building is now set to progress with minimal delays after the start of construction saw 'the worst of both worlds'. The Oak House building, named after the oak tree in the council's logo, is set to be finished by March 2025.

Luke Melville, the assistant site manager with Morgan Sindall, said: "It was the worst of both worlds. You had quite a high water table mixed with pond clay, so no water seeps through. The water management was definitely a challenging aspect. If it's rained overnight, every morning you're spending the first couple of hours pumping out whatever fell the night before."It can have quite an impact on the overall programme.

As well as housing the council, Oak House will be home to key services for vulnerable children and adults and a customer service centre. The build will mean Nottinghamshire County Council largely vacating its historic County Hall building in West Bridgford - which it has occupied since 1946. Councillor Ben Bradley, Nottinghamshire County Council's leader, gave an update on County Hall's future by indicating that it might not be completely sold off. The council leader said: "Our challenge is revenue - can we bring in some regular income that supports our services?

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