Empty police station to be sold for redevelopment
Dodds BrownA former police station that has lain empty for years is set to be redeveloped.
Cleveland Police has confirmed a buyer has been found for its former station on Millbank Lane in Thornaby, although plans for the building's future use have yet to be announced.
The site was put up for sale for £235,000 after a decision was made in 2017 to move the force's neighbourhood policing team to a new base, about half a mile away, with Cleveland Fire Brigade.
Cleveland Police said the proceeds from selling the 1970s building would help it meet its capital expenditure commitments.
About £35,000 a year had been saved in maintenance costs as a result of the 2017 move, the Local Democracy Reporting service said.
A Cleveland Police spokesman added: "The old building needed major investment to bring it up to standard.
"However, the plan was always to move the neighbourhood policing team to partner accommodation in the area following the station's closure."
Because the building's sale had yet to be completed, he said "no details of its final value or future use" were yet known.