Watch: Jersey's new hospital planning application is approved

Jersey’s Planning Committee’s has approved the planning application for the new Acute Hospital at Overdale.

The Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Tom Binet, said: “The approval of the Planning Application for the Acute Hospital at Overdale marks a major milestone in delivering the modern, high-quality healthcare facilities our Island urgently needs.

“Securing planning approval brings us one step closer to ensuring construction of the acute facility remains on track to start this year, meeting our Government priority as set out in the Common Strategic Policy.

“The procurement process for a Main Works Delivery Partner is now well underway, with parties who are very capable of building the Acute Hospital having expressed their interest.

“As we have also heard during the Planning Committee, hospital staff are fully engaged and greatly relieved at the prospect of moving to the new Acute Hospital that is so desperately needed.”

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The Minister continued: “I recognise that, whilst today is a good day for moving forward with the scheme, those neighbours living near to the scheme will inevitably be more impacted. I thank them for their patience so far with the demolition works that have taken place and the construction works that will follow. We will continue to work with them to ensure that we cause the least disruption possible.

“There are no easy decisions when it comes to major projects with their associated costs. Today, Politicians have shown that we in the States Assembly are capable of dealing with them without procrastinating or jeopardising their delivery, especially for this vital facility that has been needed for so long.

“I would therefore like to thank Planning Services and Planning Committee Members for their prompt and positive consideration of the Application. I would also like to thank my fellow Council of Ministers for their ongoing support and a special thank you to the excellent New Healthcare Facilities Team and their associates who have worked tirelessly to reach this crucial stage.”

The next steps

Following approval of the Planning Application, Planning Obligation Agreements will be drawn-up and signed.

What is a Planning obligation agreement?

Planning obligation agreements Planning obligations are legal agreements between a developer and the Minister for the Environment. They are made in order to ensure that the implications of new development are balanced by the provision of necessary infrastructure and services, the cost of which will be met by the developer.

Development works will start at the Overdale site in Spring 2025, and procurement is already underway. The development works include installation of site hoardings, stripping of topsoil and tree protection, removal of redundant utilities, reduced level excavation and filling, site welfare facilities and a temporary haul road.

The purpose of the development works is to prepare the Overdale site in advance of a Main Works Delivery Partner commencing construction.

The procurement process to secure a Main Works Delivery Partner for the Hospital building and ancillary infrastructure is ongoing. A Prior Information Notice, signalling the start of more formal market engagement, was issued in October. The formal tender process commenced with a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) which was issued to the market in December 2024, with completed PQQs returned at the end of January.

Following the PQQ, there will be an Invitation to Tender which, once returned, will culminate in the appointment of a Delivery Partner. This is anticipated to be in Autumn 2025.