New scanner suite proposed for Craigavon hospital

The applications. lodged in July of this year were submitted by agent TODD Architects on behalf of the Southern Health and Social Care Trust.

One of the applications will, if approved, see extensions to the existing hospital building to facilitate a new CT scanner suite and associated waiting rooms and reception area.

The other application will, if approved, see an extension to existing surface car parking for the proposed new CT scanner suite.

A transport assessment form submitted for the car parking proposal claims the facility will be used by a total of 18 cars and one taxi. These figures are based on two ways trips between 7am and 10pm.

With regard to transport impact the document claims the “increase in staff and visitors will be modest”.

It also explains that at present there are two CT scanners at the hospital, one permanent and one temporary, mobile CT scanner, the new unit will ultimately replace the existing facilities with all CT scanning carried out at Craigavon Area Hospital.

The new building will be constructed on what is currently a paid for 35 bay car park (including four disabled bays) and the new car park that will be constructed will include 40 spaces and will have four disabled bays.

The new car parking facility will be accessed via an existing car park which will lose four spaces but, overall, five additional spaces will be created as a result of this work.

The new CT scanner building will also have four disabled spaces adjacent to it and a drop/off pick up layby near its entrance.

The application for the new CT scanner suite was submitted on Friday, July 3. The standard consultation period for this application will expire on Wednesday, September 9.

It will be advertised from Friday, August 28 until Friday, September 11.

The application for car parking was submitted on Monday, July 27 with the standard consultation period due to expire on Wednesday, September 9.

The application is advertised until Friday, September 4.

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