Consultancy wins further approvals for hospital

Planning & Design Practice has secured a brace of planning application approvals on behalf of the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.

The first approval was for the retention of a single storey ward and adjoining link at Royal Derby Hospital.

The ward was installed on a car park in late 2018 on a temporary basis, but as the need for the ward continued, subsequent applications were made to allow for its retention.

Planning & Design Practice submitted a retrospective application to allow for the retention of the ward on a permanent basis due to the increased demand of the hospital.

The second approval was for a rooftop extension to the Kings Treatment Centre.

The proposal involves the infill of an existing rooftop courtyard at the south end of the centre.

The extension will accommodate the relocation of an existing Elective Procedures Unit from another location within the main hospital building.