WALLASEY Town Hall is one of the council buildings whose future is being looked at in the latest stage of the authority’s Strategic Asset Review.

The future of the landmark building, on the bank of the Mersey, is part of a review of the usefulness of all council office buildings in Wirral, a senior cabinet member revealed.

The review is part of one of the largest reviews of local authority assets ever carried out by a council, and follows on from Wirral’s Strategic Asset Review (SAR), which saw the authority plan to close 11 libraries and transfer dozens of other assets to the community.

The town hall in Wallasey is one of the main office locations for the authority, and the site also includes two separate multi-storey office buildings, the north and south annexes.

Hundreds of the council’s 12,500 employees are based at the Wallasey site. The initial SAR plan suggested the council wants to create a major office site, or “hub”, in Liscard along with similar “hubs” at four other key sites across Wirral.

Cabinet member for culture, Bob Moon, said that the review of council office accommodation is the next stage of reviewing all council property and land.

He said: “The proposals around the libraries, Birkenhead Town Hall and Pacific Road show nothing is sacrosanct.”

A public inquiry into the future of Wirral’s libraries, held last month, was ordered by the Government after an outcry at the authority’s plans to shut 11 of the 24 sites across the borough as part of the SAR.

Buyers are currently being sought for the historic Birkenhead Town Hall – a major part of the highly valued Hamilton Square – along with the Pacific Road venue.

But the SAR, as revealed so far, is seen by the council’s leadership as the first stage in a massive review of every asset the council owns and has responsibility for, and Cllr Moon said it is “very unlikely that any asset will remain as it is”.