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ROYAL ALEXANDRA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
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Planning officers have recommended refusal to the scheme to demolish the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital and replace it with a modern block of 150 flats, forty per cent of which would have been 'affordable'. Some of the flats only had a north facing aspect, internal bathrooms reliant on mechanical ventilation and artificial lighting.
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The plan also includes a GP surgery, a pharmacy and a public open green space.
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English Heritage and the Victorian Society have both strongly objected to the plans.
- Taylor Wimpey, the developer of the scheme, expressed disappointment that their plan had been recommended for refusal. They are urging the planning committee to defer the full application so that it can be considered at the same time as conservation area consent for demolition.
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