The application was submitted on behalf of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. The development will deliver a new building to replace a dated prefabricated therapies building. The new facility will house musculoskeletal (MSK), hand therapy, and dietetics services alongside outpatient accommodation, with flexible clinical spaces, clerical facilities, and staff support areas.
Planning permission for demolition of the existing building was first granted in November 2023, though that consent related to alternative plans for the site, with the Trust’s requirements having since evolved to require a new therapy hub. To accelerate progress, Carter Jonas secured a renewed approval for the demolition of the existing building in January 2026, ahead of the full planning application, allowing works to get underway without delay.
Katherine Jones, partner, planning and development, Carter Jonas Oxford, said: “Stoke Mandeville is a hospital with an extraordinary reputation; its spinal injury unit alone has shaped healthcare on a global scale. This approval means the trust can now provide its therapy and outpatient teams with facilities that match the standard of care they deliver. The project involved careful navigation of the site’s planning history to keep the programme on track, and we are pleased that Buckinghamshire Council recognised the clear need for the development.”
Simon Lingard, senior project manager – capital programmes at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, commented: “This consent is a significant step forward; the new building will give patients access to a modern therapy environment, and our staff the space and infrastructure to focus on looking after patients.”