Plans for 483 homes at hospital submitted

Plans for a 483-home development at St Peter's Hospital have been submitted.

Transport and delivery proposals for the heavy lorries needed for the project's fourth phase have been submitted to Runnymede Borough Council (RBC) as the project nears its final stages.

When the proposal was first unveiled in 2017, Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust said they needed to sell land for housing to "fund improved local healthcare facilities".

These included "improving urgent and emergency care facilities and assessment units at the hospital", as well as upgrading and expanding affordable accommodation for NHS staff.

Once fully completed, the former hospital land will be home to 212 houses and flats and 116 retirement apartments.

The hospital is also getting a three-storey acute-care wing, while 138 new homes are planned for key workers.

In order to complete the fourth and final stage, a full construction transport management plan needs to be approved by RBC.

No development, including demolition, can start until then, said the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Heavy goods vehicles will be restricted to making deliveries between 08:00 BST and 17:00 Monday to Friday, and between 08:00 and 17:00 on Saturdays.

"No work will be carried out on Sundays or bank holidays unless written approval is granted by the local planning authority and has been provided with at least seven days notice," the planning application read.

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