Flexible working shift leads to sale of county council offices, with £1.5m guide

The shift to working from home has led to Lancashire County Council putting its offices in Ormskirk up for sale by auction next month with a £1.5m guide price.

The authority said it is in response to increased levels of flexible working by council staff.

The modern, three storey, 16,500 sq ft Lancashire Place building, which has a 23-space car park and stands on a half-acre site, will feature in the February sale held online by auction house Pugh.

The local authority announced in October that staff previously based in its Ormskirk office would be relocated to offices in Skelmersdale and Preston, with the Lancashire Place property declared surplus to the county council’s operational requirements.

Edward Feather ,from Pugh, said: “The former council’s building is well located in Ormskirk, being next to the railway station, close to the university campus, the thriving town centre and the hospital.

“Not surprisingly we are already seeing high levels of interest for a well appointed office building in this affluent town where the university has had such a positive impact on the local economy.”

Next month’s Pugh auction, which includes the former Lancashire County Council offices in Ormskirk, will be held on February 28, at www.pugh-auctions.com