McAlpine/Vinci £1.3bn Crewe hospital gets green light

Plans for the £1.3bn redevelopment of Leighton Hospital in Crewe have gained planning consent, paving the way for one of the first projects in the Government’s New Hospital Programme to move into delivery.
The hybrid planning application from Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust covers the replacement of the ageing Crewe hospital with a 1.2m sq ft super hospital built largely to the north of the existing estate.
The scheme was accelerated after reinforced autoclaved aerated co