Plans unveiled for new £13.8m Scunthorpe police station

The planned new £13.8m police station will replace the existing one in Corporation Street

Plans have been unveiled for a new £13.8m police station in Scunthorpe.

The proposed building will be constructed as an extension to the enterprise and innovation hub on the town's High Street.

It will house 250 Humberside Police staff, with a maximum of 80 at any one time and have a gym, but no custody suite or cells.

If approved, it is expected to be completed by summer 2025 and will replace the Corporation Road station.

Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Jonathan Evison said: "The existing Scunthorpe police station has served the town well for decades but does not reflect the high standard and working environment required by a police force in the 21st Century.

"I'm pleased to be working with North Lincolnshire Council and Humberside Police to build this new police station which will improve the service to the public and provide better working conditions for police officers and staff."

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, as part of the planning application the council wants to remove the one way system on Chapel Street.

The document said this would allow emergency vehicles exiting the police station car park to turn left and right of the site and "would significantly improve response times, particularly to areas to the west of the town centre".

The new building will be built as and extension to the new enterprise and innovation hub on the town's High Street

The three-storey building will feature a piazza outside, including including plants and seating.

It will have more than 100 car park spaces, 20 cycle spaces and motorcycle spaces. More than 20 EV charging points are planned, as are solar panels and an air source heat pump.

Arrested people will be taken to nearby police stations as the new building will have no cells, the document adds.

According to the PCC's office, the sale of the site by the council is subject to a land swap deal for the existing Corporation Road, Magistrates' Court and Shelford House.

The cost will also be supported with £4m from the Towns Fund.