Plan for £3.8m health centre set for approval

Plans for a new £3.8m healthcare facility in Rutland are set to be given the go-ahead.

Rutland County Council's planning committee is recommended to approve an application by the authority to build a health and innovation centre at Oakham Enterprise Park at a meeting on Tuesday.

According to planning documents, the facility - named the Medi-Tech Centre - would comprise consultation rooms, two operating theatres, diagnostic and recovery facilities as well as space for healthcare research.

A report submitted by the authority states: "The proposal would deliver a new medical facility providing enhanced healthcare provision alongside healthcare-related enterprise, research and innovation."

Plans state the proposed site would include 40 car parking spaces, a patient/ambulance drop-off area and an area for a mobile MRI unit.

The Liberal Democrat-run council previously said the health centre would be managed and operated by Patient Care Locally CIC.

Documents state the scheme will be funded by a £3.77m Levelling Up Fund grant from the government.

Council leader Christine Wise previously said: "The plans represent a significant investment in the future of Rutland's healthcare, highlighting partnership working that aims to bring more services closer to home, whilst creating opportunities for innovation and skilled employment."

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