Plans submitted for new police hub in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire Police have submitted plans to build a new police hub on the outskirts of Milton.

The current Parkside Police station was deemed to be outdated. The building, estimated to be worth more than £30m, costs £4m a year to run.

Police also say that many of the facilities are outdated. Parkside only has ten cells - and the force says the building can be difficult to access from outside the city .

The application was submitted following the end of a consultation period.

The Constabulary considered 22 sites, most recently in June 2020, and after assessing a number of criteria including availability, ecology issues, access and infrastructure, a site next to the Park & Ride facility in Milton was considered the best option.

Area Commander for the south of Cambridgeshire, Superintendent James Sutherland said: