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Jul 2022
Last Updated: 15/07/2022
Former Pateley Bridge police station sold for £297,000
The former police station on Kings Street in Pateley Bridge has been sold after North Yorkshire's police commissioner said it was "large and relatively expensive to run".
The Pateley Bridge police station on King Street in the town, which was closed. Picture: Nidderdale AONB.
The old police station in Pateley Bridge has been sold for £297,000.
Former North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Julia Mulligan, announced that the station on King Street would be sold in January 2021.
Officers based at the site have since been moved across the road where they share space with Harrogate Borough Council.
According to the police, the move is expected to save £19,000 per year.
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The commissioner’s office confirmed that the police station was sold last month for £297,000. It had initially been estimated to sell for £142,000.
Details of the buyer have yet to be made public.
The commissioner’s office said the funds will help to pay for policing in North Yorkshire.
A decision notice to sell the building said previously:
“Pateley Bridge station is a large building and is relatively expensive to run.
“Whilst local officers and staff are based there, the building is far too large for the size of team based there.
“New mobile working technology means officers are spending less time in the station and more time in the community, which has also affected how often the current station is occupied. This will decrease further as new applications are added to the technology.”
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