South Walks House HOTEL use for the Dorchester South Walks House council HQ will still be considered as an option. The idea had initially been ruled out with Dorset Council opting for residential use for the site which they plan to keep closed, moving staff into County Hall. But now the authority says it will look at all alternative uses. The building has been locked down since the start of the pandemic with many council staff continuing to work from home. The portfolio holder in charge of the operation, Cllr Tony Ferrari, said the council had been left with three main option – sell County Hall and keep South Walks House but would then need to build another, similar sized office block at an estimated cost of £10m; dispose of both sites and build a new greenfield civic centre, which would cost even more; or opt to redevelop South Walks House and move staff to County Hall which, he said, made the best financial sense.
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