Update on the new Health Centre in Burntwood

The Burntwood Health Centre project reached an important milestone this week. Staffordshire County Council submitted the planning application on behalf of the NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board.  

The project will deliver a new Health Centre for the residents of Burntwood on land off Milestone Way, Burntwood. Local healthcare services are currently provided from Salters Meadow Health Centre, a temporary facility on the Burntwood Leisure Centre site and the Darwin Medical Practice branch site in Chasetown. The new Health Centre will replace these facilities and aim to improve local healthcare services. The site will also house NHS community-based health services. This will help teams work more closely together. It will also provide more joined-up, accessible care for local residents. 

The planning submission has been made in line with the target timeline that was shared with the public earlier this year. This is thanks to the collaborative work between Staffordshire County Council, NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board and Entrust.

Lichfield District Council, as the Planning Authority, will now consider the submission and determine the outcome. Members of the public will have the opportunity to comment. The next stage will be to obtain competitive prices from building contractors for the construction of the Health Centre, if planning permission is granted.