Photo credit: Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
An intrusive survey report on the condition of The Harlequin Theatre in Redhill has concluded it must remain closed.
The building has been closed since September 2023 following the discovery of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete or RAAC.
The report, commissioned by Reigate and Banstead Borough Council, has shown that almost every panel in the roof and areas of the internal floor have been classified as a critical risk. Council Leader, Councillor Richard Biggs says indicative costs are “in the region of £10,000,000 to remove and remediate the RAAC and refurbish the theatre to bring it back into use”. The Council will work through the implications of the findings with the head leaseholder.
The next steps for the provision of art and culture in the borough will be discussed at the Council’s Executive meeting in January.