A briefing given to a meeting of Enfield Council's Health Scrutiny Standing Workstream held on 17 December has provided more details of the Royal Free Hospital's plans to redevelop the Chase Farm Hospital site.
As previously reported
One of the presentation slides (to see the complete presentation, click on the image), most of the existing buildings will be demolished and the land will be used for housing and a new primary school. A new, more compact hospital building will be constructed on the north west of the current site.
At the meeting it was revealed that the Royal Free no longer plans to use the existing Highlands Wing at Chase Farm to treat outpatients. Outpatients will instead be seen within the planned new hospital building. However, the Highlands Wing will be retained and "repurposed", providing "future flexibility". During the rebuilding work the wing will remain in use, reducing the need to decant work elsewhere.
A meeting of the Planning Panel will discuss the redevelopment proposals on 7th January (7.30pm at Highlands School, 148 Worlds End Lane - more details here).
Related links
- Presentation slides used at the meeting (thanks to Donald Smith for providing copies)
- Excerpt from the draft minutes of the meeting
- Complete draft minutes
