A county council has delayed a decision on relocating its headquarters to settle questions over parking.
Plans for Northumberland County Council’s town hall were due to be considered by the full council on July 1 but will now be held back until the autumn.
A new headquarters for the north eastern county has been planned alongside extensive redevelopment of local authority land and housing plans as part of an ongoing economic strategy.
Northumberland anticipates moving its HQ to the town of Ashington would boost the local economy by £52.8m, while providing a £56m boost to its former location.
Reports suggest the county cabinet was being asked to recommend a construction budget of £27m, more than £5m for internal works and over £1m for car parking.
Council chief executive Steven Mason said: ‘We want to ensure that every aspect of these ambitious proposals has been taken as far as it can before we bring it before the full council.
‘Our officers still need to carry out some further technical work around parking provision at the Ashington site and this won’t be complete before cabinet meet on June 9.
‘Although all other aspects of these proposals are ready for consideration it is in the best interests of everyone to consider these proposals in their entirety slightly later in the year.’
