As Place North West is reporting:

The Priory Group has submitted a planning application to build two new wards at its Cheadle Royal Hospital, 11 years after similar proposals were first approved by Stockport Council.

Designed by Day Architectural, the plans will add nearly 57,000 sq ft of space at the site between Heald Green and Cheadle Hulme. They include the construction of a 60-bed ward and a 30-bed ward at the North West of the site, which is described by the Priory as “no longer fit for purpose”.

The 60-bed unit is designated as a young persons’ unit, while the 30-bed ward will be for female patients. The proposals also include new car parks with space for 216 vehicles.

Existing buildings on the site, including the hospital’s boiler house, built in the early 1900s, and a 1960s building known as the Derby Suite, will be demolished as part of the plans.