Temporary fire station plan in hospital grounds

Proposed alterations to the building include space to house a fire engine

A hospital building that was due to be demolished could be turned into a temporary fire station in Sheffield.

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue has asked to use the building in the grounds of Northern General Hospital for up to 18 months, according to a planning application.

The fire service needs to find a temporary location because its current facilities on Elm Lane are due to be upgraded.

The hospital trust's senior property manager told the council that renting some of the floors of the building to the fire service would generate income to "help fund future plans for this area".

According to the planning document, the fire service wants permission to move into building 183 in the hospital grounds.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust bought the building, next to the Sheffield Blood Centre, from the Department of Health and Social Care in 2021.

Building 183, behind Sheffield Blood Centre, could house the fire station for 18 months

It had intended to demolish it for car parking space but this plan had since changed, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Proposed work to convert it would include internal alterations and creating a temporary shelter for a fire engine.

Sheffield City Council planning officers have until 11 November to make a decision.

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