Four-storey apartment block proposed for former Newark ambulance station site

Plans have been submitted for the demolition of a former ambulance station, and for the construction of 22 apartments in its place.

The former Newark ambulance station, on Queens Road, has been empty since January 2024, when EMAS moved its operations over the road to share premises with Nottinghamshire Police.

Now, an application is seeking to level the existing single-storey, purpose built ambulance station, and replace it with a new four-storey apartment block.

The building would be constructed of red-brown brick and would “occupy a similar footprint to the demolished ambulance station”, sitting in the middle of the site.

Large, black-framed windows will “provide ample natural light”, planning documents state, and there will be areas of dog tooth brick panelling and zinc cladding to add variety to the flat-roofed building.

It would also incorporate car parking for 22 cars and EV charging points, bin storage, and cycle storage for 34 bikes, around the new building, with the existing drop-kerbs maintained for entrance and exit points to a one-way system at the site.

22 apartments would be created across the four floors, with six one-bedroom flats, and 16 two-bedroom flats.

Each flat would have an access off the central corridor into a private hallway or lobby, leading to an open plan kitchen, dining and living room, bathroom, storage cupboard, and either one or two bedrooms.

Planning documents suggest the proposed development “will enhance the local area and provide a positive contribution to the conservation area”, without causing harm to the nearby civil war defences scheduled monument within Friary Gardens.

A flood risk assessment and drainage strategy have been submitted as part of the application, as the site is located within flood zone two and has a medium-high probability of flooding.