Kajima Partnerships and its construction partner, Mansell, advised by Indigo Planning, have been given the go-ahead for Bicester Community Hospital – Oxfordshire’s second community hospital in 40 years.
The 1,963 m2 , £5 million facility will be located on a 0.9 hectare site south of Bicester, and will replace the existing hospital, which currently stands adjacent to the proposed development. It will provide an ambulance base, first-aid unit, out-of-hours care, and outpatient areas, with 12 inpatient rooms arranged around a central landscaped zone, and having direct access to a therapy garden. The first floor will house clinical accommodation, imaging and physiotherapy suites, offices, and the community base. Work on the hospital is expected to start on site early this year, with completion a year later.
