Bid to expand East of England Ambulance Service hub at Fiveways roundabout, in Barton Mills, near Mildenhall, lodged with West Suffolk Council

A bid to expand an ambulance service hub near a town has been lodged with a council.

Mr Sean O’Sullivan has applied to West Suffolk Council to a build a new garage and four EV charging bays at the station by the Fiveways roundabout, in Barton Mills, near Mildenhall.

Under the proposals, a new vehicle garage would be built that could would have three ambulance bays and a generator room.

The two facilities would be 178 sqm and 36 sqm respectively.

The new space would be built on an area of 30 parking spaces which are no longer used.

Around 100 members of staff serve out of the depot at present.

The Barton Mills branch of Five Guys is next to the facility.

A planning statement said the proposals would support the improvement of an established facility for ambulance maintenance within East Anglia.

It added that, as the development would enhance the efficiency of repairs at the site, there would be a lesser number of vehicles present at one time, reducing the need for parking space.

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A decision on the application is due by January 27.