A closer look at the Northgate House development and how work is progressing
Calderdale Council has agreed to borrow £7.6 million to help bring its ambitious development for the Northgate site in Halifax town centre forward. Calderdale Council has agreed to borrow £7.6 million to help bring its ambitious development for the Northgate site in Halifax town centre forward. Here is the latest on the huge development.
LDN Architects, along with Blacc, Buro Happold and MAC Construction Consultants, were appointed by Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council to prepare a series of feasibility studies of redevelopment options for the site.
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Hide AdThe feasibility studies determined that the best location for the sixth form centre facilities was in the former Halifax Central Library block, with the two former council office blocks redeveloped to support mixed uses. Renovation plans to redevelop the former Council offices at Northgate House and the old Central Library was granted fullplanning permissionin September.Work to strip out the former library building is also now complete. The building is now completely empty, creating a blank canvas to start the work of making a new sixth form centre for CalderdaleTender packages for site set-up, temporary electrical works, external envelope and building work have now been returned and are currently being appraised by the project team.
The Council is working with Trinity Multi-Academy Trust and Rastrick High School on the expanded sixth form offer, which will initially include 600 places for post-16 students from across Calderdale and beyond.Calderdale Council has agreed to borrow 7.6 million to help bring its ambitious development for the Northgate site in Halifax town centre forward.The specialist sixth form centre is due to open for students in September 2019.Read more at: https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/a-closer-look-at-the-northgate-house-development-and-how-work-is-progressing-1-9464733?page=2