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VIDEO: WORK is underway on the demolition of New Town House, often described as the “ugliest building” in Warrington.
Demolition contractors started work earlier this week on the demolition of the former Warrington Borough offices built in 1976 as the headquarters for the now defunct Warrington New Town Development Corporation, which later became part of Homes England.
Warrington Borough Council vacated the building they rented to move into their own purpose-built offices at the multi-million pound Time Square development.
Town planners have already given the green light for re-development of a major shopping centre and a new hotel on the site of the Cockhedge Shopping Centre.
The scheme – given outline approval by the borough council’s development management committee at the end of August– will include up to 900 apartments but also green spaces.
New Town House – which has been described as “a brute of a building” and also “the ugliest building in town” is being demolished as part of the proposals.
The outline proposals for the development of land bounded by Scotland Road, Buttermarket Street and Crown Street would also see the site of New Town House being green space.
