The Derwent View site was chosen by the NHS as the best available site in Consett for the replacement of Shotley Bridge Hospital in 2019. Project Genesis gained planning permission for the New Hospital and although it has taken some time, due to changes in Government and funding issues, we are now starting to prepare the site for building and hope to see the hospital completed by the NHS by 2029.
Project Genesis will be enabling the site by completing the remediation of the land, stabilising it by grouting and compaction, and providing a junction to access the site along with the necessary services and utilities connections. This work will take about 12 months to complete, following which the site will be handed over to the Hospital Trust to commence the build.
To help the Trust meet it’s timeline for the new hospital Genesis has commenced the work to establish the site in advance of contracts being agreed with the Hospital Trust, taking a significant financial risk to make sure that the area will benefit from a new hospital. Without this commitment from Genesis it is unlikely that the hospital could be built.
