Westbury Hospital

Location: Westbury, Wiltshire

Client: NHS Properties

Status: Outline Planning Consent

To assist with the government’s aim to deliver more housing on public sector land in the UK, Keep have worked with NHS Properties Limited to provide much needed new homes on this redundant hospital site near the centre of Westbury. Keep have prepared a house builder friendly layout that meets with local needs to ensure easy dispersal following a planning consent.

Existing Characteristics

The two main green areas, one at the entrance to the site, and the second to the south-west corner, will be retained. The main vehicular access and pedestrian access routes will also be retained.
Frontages

The dwellings will face away from the boundary into the site, with the back gardens facing the back gardens of the existing surrounding houses. There will also be frontages on to the public open space to create a secure environment through natural surveillance.
Density

Density of the dwellings will be kept low around the boundary to the south-east of the site in order to minimise visual impact from the surrounding countryside and Salisbury Plain. The density can be increased near the entrance of the site, and within the centre of the site.
Green Spaces

The existing green to the south-west of the site would be retained and used as public open space for the development and wider community. A children’s play area will also be located in this green area. A green buffer will be maintained around the boundary of the site.