Plans submitted for new 630-bed hospital with 2,000 car park spaces |
The James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston has lodged a hybrid proposal for a new facility covering almost 100,000 square metres and featuring around 600 inpatient beds.
The hospital is seeking full planning approval for the initial enabling works including a multistorey car park and construction of access roads.
It is also looking for outline planning for the new hospital main building that would replace the current hospital, which will be demolished.
A birds-eye view of the existing James Paget Hospital in Gorleston. (Image: JPUH)
Health bosses say the new building would increase capacity and meet growing demand at a hospital that currently serves 250,000 people in east Norfolk and Waveney.
The development would be built next to the existing facility which would remain open during construction.
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