Plans to turn former Tidworth police station into homes
The site on Pennings Road hasn't been used by officers for years
A 'redundant' police station in Tidworth could be converted back into two homes.
An application to Wiltshire Council seeks permission to change the use of the Pennings Road site.
After the consolidation of police forces across the country, the site has not had a staffed walk-in service for several years and has only been used for administrative purposes.
A new police base and community centre for Tidworth has since opened on Wylye Road.
Should the council approve the proposal, the building will be returned to its original residential use.
According to the applicant, Gainsborough Group Construction Ltd, it is “difficult to see how it could be utilised for any other purpose, whether that be community-based or commercial.”
The plans state: “The proposal is for taking the former police station back to its original use as two dwellings, now that reorganisation of the police force has resulted in the station being considered redundant.”
It adds that the proposal is the “most common-sense option for the site.”