ANNUAL PLAN 2024/25 17 Office Moves The intention for this year is to further explore options for new properties to replace our current offices at Carnforth and Whitehaven. Whilst it affords us the necessary floorspace, our Head Office at Carnforth is not ideal in terms of its layout, age, state of repair and surrounding infrastructure. To that end, we are aiming to move to a new Head Office, remaining within the Lancaster district or surrounding area. Further exploration of appropriate options will be made this year, and if a suitable property is found, the process of relocating will be commenced. However, our lease does not expire until March 2026, so it is not necessarily imperative that a new Head Office is found in 2024/25. Alongside moving the Head Office, a new lock-up facility for our vehicles based at Carnforth will also need to be sought. NWIFCA and its predecessor organisation has been based out of our current Whitehaven office for several decades now. With the growth and development of the Authority, and of the number of officers based there, the Whitehaven office is no longer suitable for our operational and staffing requirements. We wish to remain at Whitehaven due to its strategic location, and ideally, would like to find a property close to the harbour that acts as an office and lock-up space in one. Towards the end of 2023/24, a potentially suitable property presented itself, and this will be explored further in 2024/25 with a view to presenting options to the Authority’s members in due course. Lead Officer: CEO
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