Cornwall Council has revealed details of the buildings and land which it is looking to sell off as it tries to drastically reduce the size of its estate.

In 2020 the council announced plans to downsize its offices in a bid to cut costs and make its estate more energy efficient.

Last year this plan was updated after the coronavirus lockdown showed the council how easily staff could work from home so they decided to look at whether fewer offices were needed.

This has led the council to have a new plan which will aim to have many officers working from home two to three days a week.

The council is now looking to have three main centres – in Truro, Bodmin and Camborne – with smaller centres in other towns to deliver council services.

In addition, the council has been looking to unlock more sites for redevelopment to provide much needed local housing.

As a result, it indicated plans to dispose of sites such as its current offices in Penwinnick Road in St Austell.

Now an updated report on the operational estate transformation, as it is known, has been published ahead of a meeting of the council's customer and support services overview and scrutiny committee next week.

This report states that the plan could help deliver savings of £1.4million by 2023/24 and adds:

"In addition, early release of key assets like Penwinnick House, St Austell, Old County Hall site/buildings, Truro, will not only remove their ongoing revenue liability, but enable them to be repurposed or redeveloped, making use of our own assets for housing purposes as quickly as possible."

The report also reveals which buildings and sites could be sold off in the first two tranches of the programme which cover Camborne, Newquay, Falmouth, Bodmin, Saltash, Launceston and the buildings in Truro closest to New County Hall.

This shows there are 45 different buildings and pieces of land which have been earmarked for sale including libraries, children's centres and offices.

Buildings to be released in Falmouth include:

• The Lighthouse Children's Centre
• The Park Children's Centre
• Stable Block, Princess Pavilion

Under the proposals, council services will be accessed at the Falmouth and Penryn Adult Education Centre in future.

In Camborne the Council is looking to release:

• Camborne Family Centre
• Teylu House
• Camborne Family Hub
• Troon Children's Centre
• Camborne Centre
• The White House
• The Basset Centre
• First floor at Camborne Health Office

The future plans for the council's services in Camborne are for them to be based at its current offices in Dolcoath. The council is looking to release the following in Launceston:

• Launceston Library
• Launceston Family Hub (inc CAMHS)
• Orchard Centre
• Cattle Market Car Park (part release)
• Madford House
• Dunheved House (part)
• Offices 1,2 and 3 Old National School
• Tourist Information Centre

Under the council's plans, a new hub would be built for the council to base its services in Exeter Street

Over in Newquay, the council wants to release:

• Newquay Day Centre
• St Columb Major Children's Centre
• Newquay Children's Centre
• Newquay Youth Centre
• Newquay Open Learning Centre
• Newquay Club for the Disabled
• Marcus Hill offices

The council is looking to have a hub for services located at Lanherne House in future.

Council services in Penzance will continue to be provided in St John's Hall but those to be released include:

• John Daniel Centre
• 2 Alverton Street
• Penzance Roscadghill Park
• Old Eliot Hut

In Bodmin the council is looking to release:

• Berryfields Family Hub
• Beacon Family Hub
• Lyndhurst Offices
• Windwhistle House

All council services in future will be provided from the council's current main centre in Bodmin at Chy Trevail.

In Saltash the council wants to dispose of:

• First floor front left office at 18 Belle Vue
• Saltash Methodist Church
• St Barnabas Hospital

No decision has yet been made about where council services will be provided from in future.

Finally, in Truro the council wants to release:

• Old County Hall
• Helford House
• Gannel House
• Carrick House
• St Clement House
• Circuit House
• Pydar House
• Rooms at Truro Library
• Penair bungalow

In future, all council services in Truro are set to be delivered from New County Hall.

Further tranches of the programme will consider the future of buildings and sites in St Austell, Truro, Wadebridge, Hayle, Helston, Torpoint, Bude and Redruth.

In addition, the council is also reviewing its outdoor education facilities, children's short breaks centres and Corserv depots.

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