Latest plans for a new HQ have been drawn up by architect Ryder
Merseyside’s police commissioner this week set out plans for the force to move its headquarters from its city centre base in Canning Place to a purpose-built complex on Scotland Road in North Liverpool.
A planning application for the 120,000 sq ft headquarters will be submitted in May and, if approved, work could begin on site in January 2018.
The force has spent a year examining 13 council-owned sites across the five boroughs and 31 privately-owned sites before deciding to relocate to Scotland Road.
Willmott Dixon northern managing director Anthony Dillon said: “This follows similar schemes we’ve done recently in Birmingham, Sheffield, Newcastle and South Wales where police forces are looking to create a better working environment for their teams, plus make better use of property by putting all resources into one giant facility.”
The new build plan has been costed to be around £800,000 cheaper than refurbishing the existing HQ site, assuming it can recoup £9m from the sale of the current HQ and Allerton Police Station in south Liverpool.
Police commissioner Jane Kennedy said the move would save the force more than £15.5m over the next 40 years compared with a major refurbishment and be completed six months faster.
