A SOMERSET hospital could soon get a new temporary outpatients’ building if plans are approved.

An application has been submitted to Somerset Council by P+HS Architects, on behalf of the Practice Plus Group, for a temporary structure at Shepton Mallet Health Centre, in Bucklers Way.

It asks for permission to erect the structure, which would feature a 14-chair waiting room and seven consultant rooms, for five years – with the modular structure in use from later this summer.

“Practice Plus Group Hospital is an NHS and private hospital providing a range of orthopaedic care services, general surgeries and eye treatments,” the application said.

“The location of the proposed building within the hospital grounds has been selected for its proximity to the entrance, with the proposed location opposite the main entrance.

“There is a limited area of landscaping, but the building has been sited to avoid impacting the existing trees.”

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While some disabled parking spaces would be lost under the plan, they are set to be replaced during work to resurfacing work in the coming months, it went on.

“This car park site was previously occupied by a temporary covid swabbing station, which is still visible to the right of the proposed site,” it said.

“The proposal is for a single temporary building which will remain detached from the existing building.

“The new building will be positioned within an area which has previously been used as a car park, where it will integrate with the nearby buildings and tie in with the existing levels to provide level access into the new outpatient department.”

The application outlined how the building would arrive on site as separate modules that will be craned into position, allowing work to be finished in late summer.

For more details on the scheme, log on to somerset.gov.uk and search application reference 2025/0952/FUL.

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