Part One: Spatial Strategy and Policies (Regulation 18)

Comment

Representation ID: 515

Received: 22/12/2023

Respondent: Medcentres PLC

DLP9
In our experience of developing primary care across the UK and locally, including supporting the ICB in respect of developing healthcare plans, this policy should include a specific requirement to identify and allocate sites suitable for primary care. This could include allowing exceptional development on greenbelt land.

A significant barrier to developing new NHS estate is both the physical availability of land, and the terms on which it is available (cost and timing).

Urban areas compound these problems with poor land availability in local centres, particularly as the strategic drive is to develop larger buildings that provide greater scale and efficiency and need to be supported by good access (and parking)