Brent Town Hall could become a hotel
Conversion to a hotel is a possible option for the future of Brent Council's Town Hall, which is soon to be put up for sale.
The Grade II-listed 1930s building, which sites on a five-acre site with views over London, is to be sold as its life as a town hall will end with the opening of Brent's new Civic Centre in June 2013. It is hoped that a new owner, who will preserve the heritage of the building, will be found before the council leaves.
Property agent Colliers International has helped the council prepare a planning brief, in conjunction with a heritage report, which says the building could be converted to a hotel or be used as a residential, healthcare, leisure or retail development.
A precedent for the conversion of a Grade II-listed former town hall to a hotel was created with the £20m opening in Bethnal Green of the Town Hall Hotel & Apartments, in 2010. The hotel went on to win the RICS London Award for Building Conversion.
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By Janet Harmer
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