Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has received plans for a two-storey surgery for human healthcare on a brownfield site at 91 Armagh Road in Newry. The 0.59 hectare site previously held a two-storey house and sits next to Jollyes pet store by Fiveways service station.

Applicant Colm Meehan submitted the application, which also requests a rear storage extension for the pet store, extra parking, and landscaping. The ground floor of the surgery would include a lobby, waiting area, reception, office, stores, treatment room, X-ray room, three consultation rooms, stairs, elevator, and toilets.

The first floor would feature two more consultation rooms, a meeting room, kitchen, toilets, and changing room. Developers plan 27 new parking spaces in front and an ambulance bay.

A design statement from Bell Rolston cites demand from customer inquiries as the reason for the development. The site offers access to a nearby pharmacy in the Fiveways complex.

The project would add 921 square metres of floorspace. Waste from the surgery, such as bodily fluids, equipment, and PPE, would go to Stericycle UK for disposal. Plans face advertisement soon.