Police Scotland confirm disposal of Seaton police station

A police station in Aberdeen has been formally declared as surplus and will now be disposed of.

The station in Seaton is one of three across Scotland that will be closed down following a public consultation.

Police Scotland says consolidating its forces allows them to operate more efficiently

Seaton is leased space within Seaton Primary School, and was last in operational use in response to the Covid-19 pandemic two years ago.

 Officers previously based there have been relocated to other city stations, such as Tillydrone, which is less than two miles away.

Superintendent David Howieson said: “We’ve been reviewing the buildings we have across the Aberdeen area and how we use them.

"We considered where we would want to locate our people to be as effective and efficient as possible.

"This work has allowed us to identify buildings which we believe are no longer required.

“We recognised that having lots of small teams spread across the city restricted information sharing, learning and also impacted on the wellbeing of our staff.

“For that reason, the officers who were based at Seaton moved to Tillydrone just over two years ago. 

“Creating a larger team at Tillydrone, which serves the Tillydrone, Powis and Seaton areas, has created a more efficient and effective policing service for these communities.

"Our officers also benefit personally from being within a larger group of colleagues.

“Although I realise that the people of Seaton may be concerned, I would reassure them that there is no change to policing services in the area.

"Our officers will continue to patrol and serve the community and they will continue to receive the same high level of service.”