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Burgess Hill: £140k Library Demolition Cost

Tuesday, 15 September 2020 11:39

By Karen Dunn, Local Democracy Reporter

Library books (stock image: Parenting Patch / Creative Commons)

The demolition of Burgess Hill’s old library will cost Mid Sussex District Council £140,000.

The task of tearing down the building has been given to a local firm and is expected to start in October and be finished by Christmas.

The site is due to be redeveloped as part of NewRiver’s proposed regeneration scheme for the town centre.

But, as the landowner, the responsibility for demolition rests with the district council.

A report to a meeting of the cabinet on Monday (September 14), said £16,000 had been spent hiring consultancy firm Gardiner and Theobald to develop a project plan, tender for contractors and advise on all aspects of the demolition.

Before work starts, the council has to carry out an ecological survey of the site.

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