Plans submitted to convert vacant Walsall police station into offices

Aldridge Police Station could be brought back to use if latest plans are approved.

Doocey Properties Ltd has submitted a change of use application to convert the Anchor Road building into offices.

The station was put up for sale last year by West Midlands Police after its last remaining officers were relocated to Aldridge fire station.

It had been closed to the public for over a decade with the nearest publicly accessible station being on Bloxwich High Street.

Last year rumours began to circulate about the site being taken on by McDonald’s after Brownhills Police Station was sold, demolished and replaced with a Drive Thru Branch.

In Aldridge, the neo-Georgian style building is locally listed as a non-designated heritage asset.

The proposals by Doocey Properties involve no changes to the exterior of the building.

It said existing interior walls will be retained with some partition walls removed or added to create the required offices.

Vehicle access will remain from Anchor Road, and 33 car parking spaces will be available.

A target date for a decision is set for later this month.