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Planning officers have approved plans to build a new £2.2m fire station at the existing Bradford Road site in Keighley, with work expected to start later this year. Yorkshire Live reports that Cleckheaton fire station will also be completely re-built, while ‘outdated’ stations in Birkenshaw and Odsal will be upgraded.
According to Keighley News, the current fire station in the town, which was built in 1964, is no longer fit for purpose. The new building, which is expected to take around two years to complete, will be constructed to the latest standards of sustainability and energy efficiency, and will feature state of the art firefighting facilities.
The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service first proposed the upgrade three years ago, but there have been setbacks due to drainage regulations and the pandemic restrictions. The project is now expected to go to full tender this summer. In the meantime, the service is seeking approval for a temporary station to be built at Keighley.
The new three-storey station will be built at the existing Bradford Road site, and will have training facilities for crews in the surrounding areas, as well as a community room that will be free to use for non-profit organisations. The biodiversity of the site will be promoted, with bat and bird boxes to encourage nesting of protected species.
A spokesman for the fire service said: “Planning approval for a temporary fire station for the duration of the build phase is still required to maintain full fire service coverage for Keighley and the surrounding areas and this is anticipated in the coming weeks.”
He added: “Additional consultations have taken place to satisfy various regulations and authorities about the site’s drainage system which has led to a delay in the original timescale.”
Meanwhile, the Keighley mayor, Councillor Julie Adams, said the replacement station was a “very positive move” for the town, adding: “I’m delighted that the long-awaited project is finally coming to fruition and I look forward to following its progress.”
She continued: “With the closure of Haworth fire station, I think it’s right that we have an up-to-date base to ensure the town and surrounding areas have the best possible care of our fantastic fire service. Our firefighters, like all the emergency services, deserve only the best resources.”
Another public-sector project due to begin in West Yorkshire later this year is the construction of a new pathology laboratory at St James’s Hospital in Leeds, Insider Media reports. A contract has been awarded for the below-ground works to take place, in preparation for the multimillion-pound redevelopment.
The new lab will replace outdated facilities at the Old Medical School at Leeds General Infirmary, and once completed, will provide extra support to hospitals throughout the surrounding areas of West Yorkshire and Harrogate.
As demand for specialist diagnosis, treatment and care facilities grows across the region, the Department for Health and social Care approved the plans for the upgrade in February.
The state-of-the-art laboratory is expected to be ready by the autumn of 2023.
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