Gloucester to get new police station
Gloucester is to get a new main police station.
It will be built on the site of the former fire station in Eastern Avenue and replace the divisional headquarters in Bearland.
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The Constabulary has purchased the site from Gloucestershire County Council. Work is now underway to prepare the site for demolition which is scheduled to begin next month.
The police and crime commissioner (PCC) Martin Surl and chief constable are now in talks about which policing services will be run from the new police station and what will be incorporated into administrative buildings such as the force's head quarters at Waterwells.
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Mr Surl said: "The Eastern Avenue police station will be an operational building and I want to see it developed in such a way that maximises the accessibility to the police and provides the very best response to calls for police assistance. The location is excellent."
The next stage will be to agree the final design, go to tender and get it built.
Mr Surl said: "Getting the estate in good shape is important to the delivery of my policing plan in both operation and financial terms, so I'm determined to see progress.
"Bearland is past its sell-by date and attempting an upgrade does not make economic sense.
"The Eastern Avenue site will provide better value for money and a better operational response for the public too
"The police will retain a profile and a presence in the centre of Gloucester and that is very much part of the plan too."
4 Comments
by TimMessanger
Monday, March 18 2013, 6:07PM
“"maximises the accessibility to the police" how many buses pass the site each day?
"very best response to calls for police assistance" what will the new response times to eEastgate Street be?
Great plan Mr Surl!”
by MarkC11
Monday, March 18 2013, 4:31PM
“Surely more sense to make better use of the Waterwells site if Bearland is to close, after all the number of staff from there has reduced, and save some money that way? Just how is the new station to be financed? He asked for a CT increase due to lack off money, yet now goes off on what is going to be an expensive capital project. And hardly in a place easily accesible to the public, If he has kept Barton St station open, why not use that facility, and share some space in say the Guildhall or City Council.”
by FreeRadical1
Monday, March 18 2013, 3:58PM
“There will still need to be some sort of police point in the very centre of Gloucester, so where will this be? Might the police be able to have an office in Gloucester Library, the Tourist Information Centre (when it moves to its new location, wherever that may be) or something of that sort?”
by SELINA30
Monday, March 18 2013, 1:29PM
“More workers being taken out of the city centre.”