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Warrenpoint: Former police station up for sale

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Newry, Mourne and Down Council initially wanted to buy the former station after it went on the market in 2016, with plans of turning it into a community centre.

However, in 2018 the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) pulled out citing what it said was “uncertainty surrounding Brexit“.

It was thought given its proximity to Warrenpoint port the site could become a post-Brexit check facility.

A site within the envelope of the port was later identified for this purpose.

In September 2021, the PSNI confirmed it would once again seek to sell the site.

It began a process in which publicly-owned assets that are no longer in use are offered to other public bodies before being put on the open market.

The Housing Executive declared an interest in the site and a housing association was nominated to enter into discussions.

In November 2022 it was confirmed that the station would be redeveloped as part of a social housing scheme, however these plans have since been scrapped.


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