Executive Summary

The proposed development provides a holistic approach to healthcare to serve the planned growth of Bourne. Since the closure of the Bourne hospital there has been reliance on hospital services located in the regional and sub-regional centres of Peterborough, Lincoln, Grantham and Boston.

Once operational the Bourne Community Health Scheme will provide current and future residents with a range of services that currently complement and enhance existing services. The proposed medical centre has the potential to include general practice consultations, dentistry, podiatry, minor surgery consultations, physiotherapy and optometry. The remainder of the development provides a registered care unit, which includes a specialist unit addressing the needs of the elderly mentally ill, and close community accommodation that which will enable independent living with day and domiciliary services available.

There will be pressures on existing healthcare services over the coming years as the planned and committed growth for Bourne is likely to result in a 60% increase in population up to the period 2021. The development provides an integrated approach to healthcare provision and will result in a high level of employment growth in Bourne. In total it is expected that the development will create in excess of 200 jobs, many of which will be drawn from the local population.

The thrust of contemporary government planning policy surrounds the concept of creating safe, inclusive and sustainable communities. The prospect of enhancing the overall healthcare provision in Bourne is in line with such policies and is at the very heart of this concept. The design advanced has been specifically planned to reflect the residential nature of adjacent land uses. The buildings are of a domestic scale and are a step away from traditional institutional architecture. The use of modern materials such as glass and steel has been avoided in favour of traditional brick and tile construction.

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