The Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) has approved planning permission for a new £15 million community hospital in Aviemore.

The hospital will include a GP practice, public dental service, an urgent care centre, outpatients department, inpatients ward, community health and care departments and a mortuary.

It is to be developed on a 3.49 hectare site off Aviemore's Dalfaber Drive, between the main railway line and the Strathspey Steam Railway line.

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Gavin Miles, Head of Planning & Communities at the CNPA said: "We consider that the proposals for a new community hospital comply with all the relevant policies in the Cairngorms National Park Local Development Plan and a modern health care facility is much needed in the area. The building has been designed to fit well in the site with attractive external finishes to complement the surrounding landscape. While road and pedestrian safety concerns exist – and there will be some habitat and tree loss – with suitable conditions attached to the permission, these issues can be overcome."