Brentwood Borough Council will be vacating the Town Hall at the end of this month whilst remodelling work takes place on the building.

The Council reviewed several options for the redevelopment of the Town Hall to improve the operation of space, reduce costs and create profit. The remodeling will include a new roof, new windows, new boilers, new lifts, the opening of the office floors and residential units on the top two floors.

The change in appearance of the building itself will be minimal.

Leader of Brentwood Borough Council, Councillor Louise McKinlay, said: “This is a really exciting project. The plans will enable the Council to operate in a modern and efficient building, whilst making savings on running costs.

“Externally the transformation will be sympathetic to Brentwood’s historic Town Hall which, by both its design and location, is an important and central building in the borough.

“The building will be far more accessible for community use, with proper mobility access, and we will be creating opportunities for small businesses to come in and grow their companies.

“It is an exciting project that will result in a building that will offer flexible, innovative and cost-efficient space for many generations to come."

The project is expected to take two years during which time there will be no interruption to Brentwood Borough Council services.

The outdated internal infrastructure and the age of the building means it’s use is restricted.

This has had a knock-on effect in terms of running costs and office space that is not fit for purpose.

Once complete, the council will return to the Town Hall for use of its office space and the Police will take residence on the lower ground floor.

The plans will create a service delivery hub that will see Brentwood Borough Council, Essex Police, Job Centre Plus, Citizens Advice Brentwood, Brentwood Mind, Community Weddings and Brentwood Council for Voluntary Services deliver services from a single location.