The former Grampian Police headquarters on Queen Street is to be demolished as part of Aberdeen City Council’s wider plan to redevelop the area and create a new urban park.
Aberdeen councillors have approved funding to demolish the former Grampian Police headquarters on Queen Street.
The decision was taken by the council’s Finance and Resources Committee on Wednesday 13 May 2026.
The building, constructed in 1975, is due to be cleared as part of the Queen Street redevelopment, one of the projects included in Aberdeen City Council’s City Centre and Beach Masterplan.
The plan for the area includes a new urban park, with outdoor seating, informal performance space, a terraced garden, a sensory garden and additional street greening. The council says the park will also improve walking and cycling links between the city centre and the beach.
The former police headquarters site is earmarked for redevelopment for new uses, which could include housing or office space.
The wider Queen Street project forms part of the council’s “Heart of the City” area, alongside the central section of Union Street and the new market building.
The council says the aim is to strengthen Union Street’s role in the life of the city and create better links north and south through the centre.
The Queen Street urban park has previously been described as a £15m project. Planning documents lodged in 2024 said the park would form a key part of the redevelopment of the area and support the City Centre and Beach Masterplan.
The redevelopment follows several years of discussion about the future of Queen Street. The former police headquarters was built for Grampian Police, which was formed in 1975 when regional policing structures were reorganised. Scotland’s eight regional police forces, including Grampian Police, were later merged into Police Scotland in 2013.
The council said the decision to create an urban park in the area was based on criteria linked to the City Centre Masterplan, including economic growth through increased footfall, affordability and support for net zero ambitions.
The project now moves from planning and funding approval towards the physical removal of one of the area’s most prominent post war public buildings.
