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Search the Public Notice PortalA FORMER doctor’s surgery could become a new ten-bed HMO above a shop under fresh plans submitted to Southend Council.
Westcliff Medical Centre moved from Argyll Road to the nearby Valkyrie Primary Care Centre, on Valkyrie Road last month.
A notice on the Westcliff Medical Centre’s website state it moved after being “served notice the practice must vacate by January 31”.
Now, plans have been submitted by Hockley-based architectural company Stone Me Ltd to see a two storey-rear extension built to allow the creation of a HMO as well as a ground floor commercial unit.
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The plans state “smaller, older premises such as the application site” are “increasingly unsuitable” for healthcare, with “no prospect” of the site being “viably retained” as a doctor’s surgery.
Maxine Sadza, Southend Labour councillor for social care and healthier communities, said: “I am glad the surgery is still open, but it does mean residents will walk further which is disappointing; particularly for elderly patients.
“As an administration we are not happy with more HMOs being created, if it’s one that’s going to be well maintained and has the space to support it’s occupants then we may welcome that but we would rather see plans for flats.”
Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board said all staff and services have been moved to the new location 0.3 miles away and the move had been communicated to patients, offering reassurance there is “no change in continuity of care”.
A spokesperson for the care board said: “Westcliff Medical Practice completed the move to Valkyrie Primary Care Centre as of February 1, all patients are now being seen at the new location.
“All staff and services have moved over to the new location, which is 0.3 miles away, so there is no change to continuity of care for patients.
“The practice communicated the proposed move to its patients in advance and conducted a period of patient engagement for patients to provide feedback and ask questions prior to the move.”
The planning application claims there is “no realistic prospect” of the building continuing to be a doctors surgery.
The planning statement states: “Valkyrie Road, provides a consolidated and modern healthcare hub serving the area.
“The availability of this facility further demonstrates that there is no realistic prospect of the application site being viably retained or reoccupied as a doctor’s surgery, and that adequate alternative provision is available within an accessible location.”
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