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34 police stations and offices to close across Devon & Cornwall

34 police stations and offices across Devon & Cornwall are to close in the next five years as the Force strives to save £29m from its current budget.

The Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg also warns there could be more cuts and job losses.

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Which Devon & Cornwall police stations are to close?

The police stations and offices planned to close in the next 5 years are:

2015-16

  • Barnstaple West Pilton - Police office closure – lease surrender – relocation to existing estate
  • Bovey Tracey - Police office closure – lease surrender and relocation to Newton Abbot
  • Callington - Police station closure – provision of community base in council office
  • Dartmouth - Police station closure – provision of community base
  • Exeter - Multi-Agency Services Hub - Lease surrender – relocation to County Hall and existing Exeter estate
  • Exeter – leased unit - Lease surrender – relocation to existing Exeter estate
  • Liskeard - Provision of replacement police station – potential tri-service location
  • OPCC office move - Lease surrender – relocation to HQ
  • Plympton vehicle workshop - Partnership co-location with city council and relocation of other functions to existing Plymouth and Plympton estate
  • St Blazey - Police station sale – provision of community base co-located with town council
  • Torpoint - Police station closure – provision of community base

2016-17

  • Beacon Park - Police station closure – relocation to existing estate
  • Braunton - Police station sale – provision of community base co-located with town council
  • Camborne traffic centre - Options include relocation to existing estate and potential partnership co-location
  • Crediton - Police station closure – provision of neighbourhood team base
  • Dawlish shop front - Lease surrender – relocation to Teignmouth
  • Holsworthy - Police station closure – provision of neighbourhood team or community base
  • Ilfracombe - Provision of replacement police station – tri-service opportunity
  • Redruth - Lease surrender – provision of community base
  • Seaton - Lease surrender – potential provision of community base
  • Torrington - Police station closure - provision of neighbourhood team base or a community base
  • Truro shop front - Lease surrender – partnership co-location and relocation to Truro station

2017-18

  • Exeter - Heavitree Road - Police station closure - provision of neighbourhood team base following south side development of Middlemoor and relocation of staff
  • Exmouth - Provision of replacement police station
  • Looe - Police station closure - provision of neighbourhood team base
  • Plymouth property store - Lease surrender and provision of new central store
  • St Ives - Police station closure – provision of community base
  • Wadebridge - Police station closure – provision of neighbourhood team base

2018-19

  • Bude - Police station closure – provision of neighbourhood team base
  • Helston - Police station closure – provision of neighbourhood team base
  • Okehampton - Police station closure – provision of neighbourhood team base

2019-20

  • Launceston - Police station closure – Provision of replacement police station (dependent on review of custody provision in Cornwall)
  • Ivybridge - Police station closure – Provision of replacement police station
  • Plympton - Police station closure – Provision of replacement police station

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