{"id":681682,"date":"2026-01-08T07:09:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T07:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/681682\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T07:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T07:09:14","slug":"stoke-mandeville-hospital-new-treatment-building-planned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/681682\/","title":{"rendered":"Stoke Mandeville Hospital: new treatment building planned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The demolition of Stoke Mandeville&#8217;s Therapies Buildings A &amp; B is planned to take place over the course of the next month.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The pre-fabricated spaces contained asbestos, were one-storey high, and were described as being in a state of &#8216;disrepair&#8217;.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Previously, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust had applied for the buildings&#8217; demolition to expand its car park, but this is no longer its plan for the site.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  In December 2025, the trust applied to Bucks Council to build new healthcare facilities at the location.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bucksfreepress.co.uk\/news\/25746521.zombie-lock-knives-seized-amid-wycombe-drug-weapon-crackdown\/?ref=ial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Zombie and lock knives seized amid Wycombe drug and weapon crackdown<\/strong><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Charmaine Hope, Chief Estates and Facilities Officer, said: &#8220;This project is part of our long\u2011term commitment to transform the Trust estate and improve services.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;By creating modern facilities in place of the outdated Therapies building, we\u2019re building a future\u2011ready environment that meets the needs of our community and supports high\u2011quality care.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Plans for the new building (Image: Gilling Dod\/ Planning Portal)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Prior approval for the demolition was given by Bucks Council on January 2 2026.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The application made for the new building states: &#8220;The proposed site for the new Therapies and Outpatients\u2019 building replicates where the current Therapies buildings are located.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The proposed demolition of the two existing pre-fabricated buildings falls under a separate application.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The existing pre-fabricated buildings are seen by the Trust as not being fit-for-purpose for the operational requirements of a contemporary therapies facility.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The development is described in the proposal as a new therapies building and associated outpatients\u2019 accommodation with supporting clerical accommodation.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bucksfreepress.co.uk\/news\/25745539.bucks-primary-school-without-heating-closed-despite-urgent-investigations\/?ref=ial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bucks primary school without heating closed despite &#8216;urgent&#8217; investigations<\/strong><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The plans say that the trust&#8217;s goals for the development include:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The provision of compliant clinical accommodation for modern therapies treatments,\n  <\/li>\n<li>Improved building legibility,\n  <\/li>\n<li>Improved patient service.\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n  The proposal states: &#8220;Once the demolition has been fully approved [this occurred on January 2] and has taken place [this is ongoing], the intention for the new combined therapies and associated outpatients\u2019 building is to occupy much of the same footprint as those buildings demolished with a link to the main hospital building retained to provide continuity.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The two-storey element is to be separated from the residential properties on Gwendoline Buck Drive and brought to the south-eastern edge of the proposed site to maximise separation distance.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Existing parking infrastructure is proposed to be retained with no loss of parking spaces proposed as part of the development and no requirement for additional parking as the proposal is effectively a more efficient re-provision of existing services currently provided on the hospital estate.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The demolition of Stoke Mandeville&#8217;s Therapies Buildings A &amp; 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