Tamworth's new ambulance station won't break ground until 2022: Tamworth Regional Council

Nearly six months after an estimate during the July announcement of the new station that construction would begin on a new Tamworth ambulance station this year, the development has not yet even received development approval.

A spokesperson for Tamworth Regional Council said the project will likely be approved by the Northern Regional Planning Panel "early in the new year".

"This is a large development adjacent to a residential area, therefore, council and our external consultant have been carefully reviewing the information provided," he said.

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"It is not envisaged any significant amendments will be required to the development as proposed. The application was placed on public exhibition for a period of three weeks. No submissions were received."

Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson told the Leader on Tuesday that he had written to Tamworth Regional Council that day.

"The DA is sitting with the council, so I need to find out where they are up to and I've asked for a progress update on the development application," he said.

"It's been with them for a couple of months now so I'm seeking an update, I want it approved ASAP to have construction underway."

New England Health Services Union delegate Brian Bridges said the union had asked for a number of changes to the building's design.

He said the building wouldn't be big enough to allow for expansion, and he wasn't surprised to hear work had been delayed.

"We got a new station, not what we wanted. Once they finish building that one, we'll start a campaign for another one," he said.

The new station will replace the 94-year-old Marius Street station, a building so old it doesn't have male and female changerooms.

Mr Anderson announced in July that the new station would be built at the old tennis courts at 59-73 Piper Street, in North Tamworth.

Station plans, which were made public by Tamworth Regional Council in September, show the new station will contain a small gym, room for eight ambulances, 1400 square metres of floor space and, for the first time, female changerooms.

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