We have recently submitted a planning application to extend Manor Surgery. We’ve put together the answers to some frequently asked questions to help keep our patients informed about the proposed extension. We hope this section explains what’s planned, why it’s needed, and how it may benefit our patients. If you have any further questions after reading, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Emma Rowe, the Practice Manager, via the email address at the bottom of the page.
- What would we like to build?
- Why the Surgery Needs to Grow
- How Big Will the Building Be?
- Problems With the Current Rooms
- What the New Plan Includes:
- How the Building Will Look
- Trees and Landscaping
- Accessibility (Access for Everyone)
- Impact on Historic Buildings
- Final Summary
What would we like to build?
The Manor Surgery wants to make its building bigger. This is so it can have:
- More rooms for doctors and nurses
- Better spaces for patients
- More room for staff to work
The building will be made bigger in two main ways:
- A new floor will be added on top of the current building.
- A new wing will be built at the front, over part of the car park (but won’t reduce car park spaces)
Why the Surgery Needs to Grow
More people are moving into the area, so more patients need GP care. The current building was designed and built to care for 7,500 patients. We currently have 13,800 on our list!
There isn’t any space in Beeston town centre to build a new GP Practice so we want to extend the Practice to meet current and future demand from residents of Beeston.
The surgery also wants to:
- Train new doctors (GPs)
- Provide more health services in one place
- Have space for more pharmacists, mental health practitioners and physiotherapists as well as social prescriber link workers.
How Big Will the Building Be?
Adding the new floor almost doubles the space inside the building. The new front wing is about 21.5 metres long (about the length of 2 buses) and 5.5 metres wide. This adds a lot of extra room for patients and staff. The building will only be a little taller than it is now.
Problems With the Current Rooms
Right now, the surgery has 10 consultation rooms.
The problems are:
- Most rooms are too small.
- NHS rules say:
- A basic consulting room should be about 12 m²
- A room where doctors also examine patients should be 16 m²
- None of the current rooms are big enough for this.
What the New Plan Includes:
The new design will add:
- 9 new large consulting and examination rooms upstairs
- Each room will have:
- An examination bed
- Space to move around easily
- A specialised physiotherapy room
- New waiting areas for patients
Other changes:
- A new fire escape staircase
- A new lift
- A special cleaning (utility) room will be added downstairs
How the Building Will Look
Materials Used
- Red brick will stay on the ground floor
- White walls (render) will be added upstairs
- The new wing will have:
- Red brick at the bottom
- Wood-look panels on the top
The wood-look panels are fire-safe and can be different colours.
Roofs
- Flat roof on the main building
- Slanted metal roofs on the new parts
Trees and Landscaping
- All existing trees will stay
- Trees along the edges of the site help hide the building
- The trees make the surgery blend in with its surroundings
Accessibility (Access for Everyone)
The building will be easy to use for everyone, including wheelchair users:
- A lift to the first floor
- Wheelchair-safe stair areas
- Disabled toilets on both floors
- Bigger rooms make it easier to move around
Impact on Historic Buildings
- The surgery is near older and historic buildings
- Even after the extension:
- It will still be shorter than nearby historic buildings like the church
- It will fit in better with nearby two-storey buildings
The materials used match others in the area, so the building will not look out of place.
Final Summary
- The surgery needs to grow to help more people
- The new design adds space without spoiling the area
- Trees, building style, and height help it blend in
- The new building will be more modern, accessible, and useful for patients
If you have any questions please get in contact via email at nnicb-nn.manorsurgeryreceptionist@nhs.net.
Beeston,
Nottingham,
Nottinghamshire,
NG9 1GA