Contractor appointed to deliver £16.8m hospital car park

Willmott Dixon has been appointed to build a new £16.8 million car park at Royal Derby Hospital.

Developer noviniti has appointed the firm to construct the multi-storey car park, which will provide an extra 500 spaces compared to the hospital’s current provision.

It will be spread over five storeys and replaces a current surface level car park.

Completion is expected by next summer, and it will be open to visitors and patients to help resolve parking and congestion problems on the site.

Ahead of main works starting on the new car park, Willmott Dixon has also created a temporary car park on a site near the hospital with a park-and-ride system in operation.

Nick Heath, director at Willmott Dixon, said: “We’re pleased to be delivering this infrastructure improvement at Royal Derby Hospital for University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.

“We look forward to delivering a project that will help to improve visitor and patient experience when visiting the hospital by significantly increasing parking provision.

“It will also provide additional facilities, including electric vehicle charging points.”

Throughout the planning application process, revisions were made to enhance the visual design, reduce the scale of the structure and increase the space available for green landscaping – without reducing the number of parking spaces.

The result is a functional and well-designed new car park, including electric vehicle charging provision and louvre external cladding to improve compatibility with car headlights by reducing light spill.

Jonathan Houlston, chief executive at noviniti, said: “It is a great pleasure for noviniti to have been appointed as developer by United Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust to deliver the new five-storey multi-storey car park at Royal Derby Hospital.

“Working in partnership with Willmott Dixon, this much needed facility will greatly ease on-site traffic congestion and positively contribute to the patient and visitor experience.”