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13/10/2021

Plans Submitted For Cambridge Children's Hospital

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Cambridge Children's Hospital has submitted a planning application for the hospital's early designs.

The submission of the formal 'reserved matters' planning application builds on the existing outline planning permission, which was granted for the site previously. The early designs and floor plans were shared with the Cambridge Council's planning committee in August.

With an estimated total footprint of around 36,000sq m, including 5000sq m of research space, the drawings are an early indication of how this innovative hospital might look when it opens in 2025. The plans also include details of possible future development for the hospital beyond 2025.

Built on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, the hospital will be the region's first dedicated children’s hospital, caring for children and young people from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. Embedding genomic and psychological research alongside clinical expertise in physical and mental child health, Cambridge Children’s Hospital will be a brand new state-of-the-art hospital designed to take care of the whole child, not just their illness. And it will pass on that knowledge to international hospitals and institutions, sharing ground-breaking research with the aim of benefiting as many young people as possible.
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Meanwhile, work continues on developing the Outline Business Case, which has to be approved by HM Treasury, and on the fundraising campaign which was announced earlier in 2021. There is still much further to go before building work can begin and the vision for this much-needed facility is realised.

The environmental impact of Cambridge Children's Hospital has been a major consideration in the development of these plans. The hospital aims to be an exemplar in sustainability as part of its role in providing a safer future for all.

The hospital will include as many outdoors spaces as possible, including gardens, courtyards and terraces to provide access to nature and spaces for play and relaxation that support biodiversity and wildlife. The main hospital building will itself be enclosed within a wide landscaped green perimeter that recreates the feel of a summer meadow.

Clinton Green, Director and Design Team Project Director, said: "Reaching this major milestone is a great achievement and testament to the collective efforts and innovative approach from all involved. The design team have worked in close collaboration with the Client but also with young people, their families and staff to ensure that the design provides a welcoming and healing space for those who work or visit.

"We are looking forward to continuing this partnership approach as the Outline Business Case is concluded and the project moves into the next phase of development."

Building work is due to start in 2023 and Cambridge Children’s Hospital is due to open in 2025. The hospital will sit opposite the Rosie Maternity Hospital on Robinson's Way.

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