Comment
Draft Local Plan
Representation ID: 15213
Received: 03/05/2016
Respondent: Spire Hartswood Hospital
Agent: Turley
Existing location of Spire Hartswood Hospital is relatively small and is constrained despite various granted planning permissions to extend the hosital, therefore Spire Healthcare proposes to relocate to a site within the proposed Gateway Area.
The proposed site presents a more accessible location via sustainable transport modes. The hospital would operate a Green Travel Plan to promote a car sharing for staffs, as well as electric car charging points.
The proposed hospital cam be delivered within 5 years and will provide a vital service to the residents of the Borough.
Since the site is within the Green Belt, the design and layout will mitigate, as far as is practical, harm to the openness of the Green Belt by incorporating landscaped areas around the hospital.
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