Town wants council to move in
Renewed calls have been made to relocate Telford & Wrekin Council's head office from the town centre into Dawley.
Great Dawley Parish Council member Councillor Shaun Davies has called for a detailed report to be drawn up on the benefits of relocation.
The current site of the civic offices has been sold to supermarket giant Asda and will be developed in the near future, with a range of options open to council bosses regarding where to move.
Councillor Davies said: "I would like the council to look in detail at the possibility of moving to Dawley.
"At present regeneration plans are largely dependent on building hundreds of homes in the area. But with the housing market as it is, I feel that moving the offices could bring a boost to the local economy.
"With officers and visitors attending the building everyday, and hopefully going into Dawley High Street for lunch or a look around, I am hopeful that around £1 million a year could be boosted into the local area.
"You only need to look at Wellington, with the colleges and Princess Royal Hospital, to see how people working in a locality can boost a local area."
Councillor Davies first called for the council to consider relocating out of the centre of Telford and into a district earlier this year.
He has been backed by Telford MP David Wright.
The offices were originally in Dawley before moving to the present location.
