Plans have been submitted for a temporary modular building at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn, as the Trust continues preparations for its long-term hospital redevelopment programme
The proposed facility would provide additional clinical and operational space while enabling works progress across the site ahead of construction of a new hospital.
According to planning documents submitted to the Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, the temporary building would be located on the hospital campus and remain in place for a limited period to help maintain services during future construction activity.
The proposal forms part of a wider programme of works at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust, which is preparing for the replacement of its reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC)-affected hospital through the Government’s New Hospital Programme.
A decision on the planning application will be made by the local authority following consultation.
Skanska has been provisionally appointed as the main contractor The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn replacement hospital, which was one of the ten contractors that won a spot on the New Hospital Programme’s Hospital 2.0 Alliance framework.
The trust's proposed replacement hospital would be built on the existing King's Lynn site, supported by a series of enabling projects like this one, which are often modular, temporary facilities built off-site, designed to minimise disruption to patient care.
Recent milestones include the acquisition of 36.5 acres of land north of the hospital site for use as a contractor compound during construction, alongside government approval for a new multi-storey car park that will free up land required for the main hospital build.
Construction of the car park is expected to begin this summer.
The Trust has previously used modern methods of construction (MMC) to deliver additional capacity on site, including a two-storey facility housing a discharge lounge and palliative care ward, and a temporary office accommodation scheme delivered by McAvoy to support staff displaced by ongoing estate reconfiguration.
The latest temporary building proposal is intended to provide flexibility during the redevelopment programme while ensuring clinical services can continue to operate effectively throughout the construction period.
The new facility is expected to be delivered through the Government’s Hospital 2.0 standardised design approach.
