A planning application has been submitted for the long awaited Ambulance Base in Recess to serve the Connemara area.
The HSE has submitted a planning application to refurbish the existing Health Centre Lios Uachtair, Recess in order for it to serve as an ambulance base.
The works will include fabric & energy upgrades to the building, as well as internal alterations to accommodate the ambulance crews.
This accommodation will include the provision of an office/radio room, kitchenette, universally accessible WC, locker/changing room, seating area & ancillary storage facilities.
Other works will include installing two ambulance bays, other car parking, footpaths, and accessibility accommodations.
A decision on this planning application is due from the County Council by September 6.
The Connemara Ambulance Crisis Group has expressed disappointment at how long it is taking to deliver the new ambulance base.
It was first announced in November 2021 that the Health Centre had been chosen as its location, and it was initially expected to open in Spring of 2022.
