Hospital staff granted two-year car park reprieve

NHS Grampian staff will be able to continue to use a car park at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary which was built exclusively for patients and visitors.

Aberdeen City Council (ACC) has conditionally granted approval for a variation to planning conditions, for a temporary two-year period.

The Lady Helen car park opened in 2018 and was funded by the Wood Foundation to improve parking at the Foresterhill site, as well as reducing stress for patients and their families.

During the Covid pandemic, staff were allowed to park on certain levels and successfully protested in 2023 when it looked like that right might be removed.