Funds granted to demolish former Grampian Police headquarters in Aberdeen

Funds have been granted for the demolition of the former Grampian Police headquarters in Aberdeen.

The Queen Street building was constructed in 1975 and remained the home of officers in the north east for 46 years.

It was closed in 2021, and the planned demolition is part of Aberdeen Council’s City Centre and Beach Masterplan to transform the area.

A new urban park will be located at the heart of the redevelopment, with the former police headquarters earmarked for a rebuild for new uses, which could include residential or office use.

The local authority hopes to transform the Queen Street area into an urban park Aberdeen City Council

The planned £15m urban park will include outdoor seating, informal performance spaces, a terraced garden, a sensory garden, and enhanced street greening. The development would also improve pedestrian and cycle movement between the city centre and the beach.

The Queen Street area along with the central section of Union Street and the new market building, is part of the approved City Centre Masterplan, which aims to “reinstate the central role of Union Street in the life of the city”.