Best Project
Brighton 3Ts – Louisa Martindale Building entered by BDP and University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
BDP’s planning strategy adopts a long-term approach to deliver a state-of-the-art Major Trauma Centre, secure future estate redevelopment and decarbonisation, and enable significantly upgraded healthcare in Sussex and beyond. Comprehensive public, stakeholder and clinical engagement since 2009 has led to the achievement of full planning consent in 2012, enabling the Louisa Martindale Building to open its doors in 2023 as the significant first step in delivering the wider 3Ts scheme. The delivered hospital provides 316 beds, 28 wards and departments, a helicopter landing pad, an enhanced ‘front door’ to the wider hospital estate, and enhanced public and green space.
Judges’ citation: The judging panel felt that holistic plan led approach integrating the application into the wider estate strategy and addressing issues such as decanting needs was clear. The benefits for the wider community of such consolidation onto a site with high accessibility is also clear from the evidence, resulting in an excellent score in that category. The approach was felt to have ‘gone further’ by using its location and function to improve outcomes. The judges also felt that delivering a BREEAM excellent health service building must be especially challenging in such an urban location for a high energy user, so that again make the evidence even more compelling. Excellent evidence was also included on the consultation approach engagement was with a broad range of stakeholders and included responses to issues raised. The applicability to other NHS schemes (and other public buildings) of the approach taken is clear, so it has the potential to lead practice and deliver wider benefits.