East Anglian Air Ambulance receives base planning permission
The purpose-built base – plans for which were first announced in 2025 – will replace the UK charity’s existing base at Cambridge Airport from next year
East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA), which provides helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) to patients in the east of England, has received planning permission for its new base in Cambridgeshire.
South Cambridgeshire District Council has approved the charity’s application for a new, purpose-built base in Fulbourn, which is due to open in 2027.
EAAA currently operates from two bases in the cities of Cambridge and Norwich, but has been forced to find a replacement for its Cambridge base due to the impending closure of Cambridge Airport.
Plans for the base were announced in mid-2025, and encompass new helipads and a hangar, a garage for the charity’s critical care cars, crew facilities, a medical store, a training and educational area, office space, and overnight accommodation and rest facilities.
“East Anglian Air Ambulance and the owners of Cambridge City Airport, Marshall, have worked together since 2007 to ensure that the charity’s Cambridge crew can swiftly attend local people in their moment of greatest need,” said Richard Hindson, Director of Operations and Infrastructure at EAAA.
“We have acted quickly to identify a new site for our Cambridge-based operation that will allow us to continue providing this vital service, which directly treated over 900 people in 2025,” he added.
Oliver Cuenca
Oliver Cuenca is a Junior Editor at AirMed&Rescue. He was previously a News and Features Journalist for the rail magazine IRJ until 2021, and studied MA Magazine Journalism at Cardiff University. His favourite helicopter is the AW169 – the workhorse of the UK air ambulance sector! He also led the creation of Waypoint: The AirMed&Rescue podcast, serving as its Production Editor and co-host.