After more than 10 years, and more than £100m spent on proposals for a new hospital, plans for what’s been dubbed ‘v10.4’ were finally approved yesterday… So, what will the construction process look like?

Following the appointment of a Main Works Delivery Partner, construction of the Acute Hospital is now set to start towards the end of 2025.

It’s hoped that the facility will be ready by 2029.

After the Planning Committee unanimously agreed to pass Ministers’ plan for an acute facility at Overdale, the government released this video yesterday to give a flavour of the long construction process that lies ahead…