Nottingham’s Council House is in line for £11.62 million of repairs under proposals to tackle urgent defects, including roof leaks and failing masonry balustrading.
The proposed allocation includes £8.65 million for the Council House roof and a further £2.97 million for urgent works to the building.
Together, the two allocations account for more than half of a £19 million programme of health and safety repairs across Nottingham City Council’s operational buildings.
The council’s Executive Board will consider approving the three-year programme on 20 October. The report says the buildings have been selected according to risk, urgency, legal compliance requirements and their importance to maintaining services.
At the Council House, condition surveys have been supported by reports of roof leaks and failing masonry roof balustrading. The report does not provide a detailed specification for either the roof works or the separate allocation for urgent repairs.
The proposed £8.65 million roof budget would be spread approximately equally over three years. The separate urgent works allocation would provide £430,000 in the first year, £1.64 million in the second and £900,000 in the third.
The proposals follow a rolling programme of condition surveys which has identified significant disrepair across the council’s operational estate, including defects affecting building safety, compliance and functionality.
Priority works identified through the surveys totalled approximately £30 million as of 18 February 2026. The proposed £19 million programme would address the most urgent repairs and carry out preventative work intended to stop buildings deteriorating further and avoid higher costs later.
The report warns that buildings could need to close partially or completely if safety defects and deteriorating structures are not addressed promptly.
Repair work could also disrupt services and public access, with some activities potentially needing to move temporarily or be suspended. Officers propose individual delivery plans for each site, including arrangements to manage access, communicate with building users and maintain services where possible.
Specialist contractors may be needed for heritage buildings. Some schemes could also involve temporarily removing or coordinating rooftop equipment, such as telecommunications infrastructure and solar installations.
Elsewhere, the programme proposes £5.92 million for urgent works at Loxley House and £950,000 for St Anns Valley.
Further allocations include £200,000 for urgent works at Byron House, £150,000 for floor replacement at Woodlands, £100,000 for flooring at the Royal Concert Hall and £62,000 for urgent works at Broadmarsh Car Park Bus Station.
The report recommends funding the programme through capital receipts because no external funding is available. It says the requested works were included in the 2026/27 capital budget approved by Full Council on 2 March 2026. The Executive Board is now being asked to approve the three-year programme and arrangements for awarding contracts.
Officers rejected taking no action, relying on repairs as problems arise or delaying works because of the risks of incidents, unplanned closures and disruption to services.
However, the figures remain estimates, with final costs dependent on procurement. The report warns that inflation, supply chain pressures and contractor availability could reduce the amount of work deliverable within the proposed budget.
The programme is expected to reduce spending on reactive and ongoing repairs, although those potential savings have not yet been calculated.
