Whitefield library given go-ahead for next chapter
Located off Pinfold Lane, the former library has been closed since 2017 and is to be reopened as a medical centre.
Bury Council last night approved NHS Property Services’ plans to use the defunct Whitefield library as a replacement for the out-of-date Uplands Medical Practice building on Bury New Road.
The NHS’s lease on the existing surgery is due to expire soon and, with the building requiring significant upgrades, relocation is the preferred option.
Designed by Gilling Dod Architects, the 5,800 sq ft primary care GP surgery would include nine consultation/examination rooms and two treatment rooms.
Access to the proposed medical centre would be from an existing priority T-junction off Pinfold Lane. Patients and staff would be able to park their cars in 24 bays provided on site, including three with EV charging capability and four that are designated disabled.
The practice will open six days a week from 8am until 8pm Monday to Friday and from 10am until 5pm on Saturdays.
In addition to Gilling Dod, the project team includes structural and civils engineer and highways consultant Curtins, M&E engineer Silcock Leedham Consulting Engineers, BREEAM expert Ridge and Partners, quantity surveyor Modero, and landscape architect Iteriad.
Ion Acoustics, Urban Tree Management, Arbtech, Netzo, and Purcell also contributed to the planning application. Gilling Dod’s interior design division is handling the interior of the space.
To learn more about the application, search reference 72968 on Bury Council’s planning portal.
