Sign our campaign for a grant funding review The designs for the station have been drawn up by AHR Architects: Credit: press release Plans drawn up by AHR Architects outline a custom-built and sustainable police station specifically designed for modern policing St Helens Council will consider Merseyside Police’s application to build a replacement police station in Earlestown the building would contain a public enquiry office as well as sufficient office space for staff The earmarked site is a surface-level car park off Market Street in Newton-le-Willows only 50 metres northeast of the existing police station A replacement is required as the existing police station is outdated and inefficient There will be 15 police community support officers and three GEO staff working out of the police station Merseyside’s police and crime commissioner Emily Spurrell said: “We believe this is the best solution to ensure officers and staff have the right facilities in the right location to serve the community of Newton-le-Willows “Following a significant amount of work to review all the options it has been assessed that it will be more cost-effective to replace the current building with a new high-quality custom-built station which is fit for purpose and more sustainable.” The project is part of Merseyside Police’s wider 12-year Estate Strategy to update police services in the region Spurrell added: “I’m pleased that as part of our 12-year plan to transform and modernise Merseyside Police’s buildings we can now submit a carefully thought-through application to take these plans forward proposing a new police station which is respectful of the rich cultural heritage of the are on the same site as the existing building.” more than £21m is expected to be recouped from the sale of 11 old and unused stations an estimated £2.4m will be saved on the running costs of the police estate Chief constable of Merseyside Police Serena Kennedy said: “It is vital officers and staff are able to work from stations that are fit for purpose so that we can meet the needs of the communities we serve “The PCC’s commitment to refreshing the policing estate is a welcome boost to our officers and staff who have been working from ageing police stations that are no longer fit for purpose.” “The building of the new station at Newton-le-Willows a facility purpose-built for the modern world reinforces our commitment to putting local communities at the heart of everything we do now AHR Architects is also the planning consultant for the project Read our comments policy Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Could’ve built a 3 storey and had 4/6 flats on top Don’t bother considering that for a RIBA award Won’t that just be sat in front of a screen looking for offensive tweets… Congratulations AHR on producing one of the blandest designs ever AHR are likely to have designed this based on a brief given to them by Merseyside Police Maybe check out AHR’s design of the University of Salford Clinic Building where they have clearly been allowed to be expressive A number of companies associated with the Southport business have entered administration as a City of London Police investigation continues The City Visitor Charge will haul in an estimated £9.2m over the next two years Register for free North West property intelligence Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" Join more than 13,000 property professionals and sign up to receive your free daily round-up of built environment news direct to your inbox By subscribing, you are agreeing to our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_3" ).setAttribute( "value"