New hospital planning application submitted

New hospital planning application submitted

New hospital planning application submitted

Publish date:
15 December 2025

Mid Cheshire
Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has formally submitted a planning
application for a new Leighton Hospital to be built on land adjacent to
the existing site in Crewe.

The application, which was submitted to Cheshire East Council on Thursday 11 December, includes:

A six-storey hospital
building (plus rooftop plant), alongside ancillary buildings to
accommodate the Central Sterile Services Department (CSSD) and new
energy infrastructure.

A new Ambulatory Cancer Care (ACC) Centre (plus rooftop equipment, max.20m height).

New vehicular access
routes from both Middlewich Road and Flowers Lane, separating blue light
and service vehicles from the main hospital access points.

A new Multi Storey Car
Park comprising up to 1,000 spaces (max. 22m height) alongside new
and/or re-configuring of existing surface car parking for staff and
patients.

The Trust has also
submitted a separate planning application for new surface-level car
parking to the south of the current site. This includes the following:

Provision of 283 new car parking spaces.

New vehicular and pedestrian access from Smithy Lane.

Landscaping, drainage infrastructure and associated works.

Russ Favager, the
Trust’s Board Senior Responsible Officer for Leighton New Hospital
Programme, said: “The submission of this application is the culmination
of almost two years of hard work and partnership with the national New
Hospital Programme, our staff, stakeholders, and local communities.

“I’m grateful for all
the feedback received, which has helped produce a plan that will deliver
an outstanding building, which will help change the way healthcare is
delivered.

“If approved, this new
hospital will also sit at the heart of the Trust’s longer-term ambition
to create a health and care neighbourhood for the people of Mid Cheshire
and beyond.”

A decision on this planning application is likely to be made in spring 2026. The full application will be published on the council’s planning portal in due course.