Derbyshire County Council set to close Chesterfield offices

“By moving [into one site] we can generate efficiencies, by saving on IT, facilities and maintenance and give our employees a much better environment to work in,” he said.

“Most of our office-based employees work from home several days a week, so we are confident that this new office block will give us the space we need for people to work flexibly.”

Unions representing council staff said neither staff nor representatives were informed, which was denied by the council.

Finbar Bowie, from the GMB trade union, called on the council to “urgently provide clarity on what these plans would mean to local communities and hard-working staff”.

“Ten closures in a 10-mile radius will surely impact how residents access services,” he said.

“To drive through dramatic changes with barely a nod to the needs of its dedicated and committed staff would be a disgrace.”