Dovercourt: New Essex Police station plans being finalised

Deputy chief constable Andy Prophet said the project was a "fantastic plan"

Essex Police has said plans are being finalised to open a new station.

The old station commander's house of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, in Fronks Road, Dovercourt, near Harwich, would be demolished and replaced with a police building.

Deputy Chief Constable Andy Prophet said it was a "fantastic plan".

Moira Bruin, the deputy chief fire officer, said the collaboration on one site was a "great opportunity".

A Police Fire and Crime Commissioner decision report published in 2021 said £1.85m in capital funding was needed for the design and construction of the new station.

There is already a police station building in Harwich - in Main Road - but its front counter was one of 15 in Essex that closed following a cost-saving announcement in 2015.

The 2021 report said relocating resources to the site in Fronks Road, from Main Road, would save £1.38m in maintenance costs.

Essex Police has been asked whether the new police building would include a front counter for the public.