Newcastle Historian
February 4th, 2012, 11:45 AM
Durham Police Headquarters to be demolished
by Neil McKay, The Journal, February 4th 2012
A CRUMBLING police headquarters is to be demolished after more than 40 years, with executive housing expected to be built on the site, and Durham Police Authority is now seeking planning permission for a smaller, “greener” replacement HQ next to its current Aykley Heads site, which would cost an estimated £14m to build.
If the go-ahead is given by county council planners, it is hoped that building work will start in the autumn. The work is envisaged to be an 18-month contract, with completion due in the spring of 2014. A decision on the developer will be subject to tender.
Peter Thompson, chair of Durham Police Authority, said: “This is an exciting project for the police authority and the constabulary. “We’re looking forward to working with the county council to produce a development which is both worthy of, and sympathetic to, the site. The new premises should generate substantial savings and enable the constabulary to deliver an even better policing service to the people of County Durham and Darlington.”
The present HQ dates back to 1969, when the first phase was opened by James Callaghan, then Home Secretary and later Prime Minister.
Read More - http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2012/02/04/durham-police-headquarters-to-be-demolished-61634-30263613/#ixzz1lPOkuuaW
by Neil McKay, The Journal, February 4th 2012
A CRUMBLING police headquarters is to be demolished after more than 40 years, with executive housing expected to be built on the site, and Durham Police Authority is now seeking planning permission for a smaller, “greener” replacement HQ next to its current Aykley Heads site, which would cost an estimated £14m to build.
If the go-ahead is given by county council planners, it is hoped that building work will start in the autumn. The work is envisaged to be an 18-month contract, with completion due in the spring of 2014. A decision on the developer will be subject to tender.
Peter Thompson, chair of Durham Police Authority, said: “This is an exciting project for the police authority and the constabulary. “We’re looking forward to working with the county council to produce a development which is both worthy of, and sympathetic to, the site. The new premises should generate substantial savings and enable the constabulary to deliver an even better policing service to the people of County Durham and Darlington.”
The present HQ dates back to 1969, when the first phase was opened by James Callaghan, then Home Secretary and later Prime Minister.
Read More - http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2012/02/04/durham-police-headquarters-to-be-demolished-61634-30263613/#ixzz1lPOkuuaW