en.Wedoany.com Reported - A four-storey building with a floor area of 71,000 square feet at the Mereside life sciences campus in Alderley Park, UK, is being planned for conversion into a private elective hospital.
The plan has been accepted by Cheshire East Council and is designed by architect BondBryan:Fairhursts (Bond Bryan's science-focused division), aiming to "meet clinical needs and the broader objectives of Alderley Park." The plan was submitted by CV Planning on behalf of Alderley Park Ltd, with its planning statement noting Bruntwood SciTech as the leading parent company. The specialist team also includes ecological consultant Tyrer, transport planner Astute, and Shields Arboricultural.
The proposal involves the renovation of Building 33, adjacent to the main entrance of the Mereside campus at the northern end of the entire complex. After conversion, the hospital will provide outpatient consultations, diagnostics, surgery, same-day recovery facilities, and, where clinically necessary, some overnight inpatient services. Its operation will be comparable to a medical clinic or elective care (planned non-urgent treatment), with lower activity intensity, service demands, and infrastructure requirements than a large acute hospital. According to Bond Bryan Fairhurst's Design and Access Statement, the development requires no significant new land acquisition or extensive external construction.
Building 33 is located near the main entrance to Alderley Park from Congleton Road, offering good accessibility while avoiding unnecessary travel through sensitive research and commercial areas within the 1 million square foot technology-led campus. CV Planning added that a medical facility at this location could complement the campus's existing life sciences and R&D focus, playing a role in the later stages of the "bench-to-bedside" system, and creating collaboration opportunities with tenants dedicated to improving population health outcomes, drug discovery, and health technology. The company stated that a hospital could also help attract complementary tenants and service providers.
Bruntwood SciTech (a joint venture between Bruntwood, L&G, and GMPF) has committed £3 million this year to further improve amenities for business tenants at Alderley Park.
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