Polegate and Willingdon Medical Centre

Hi Majorca fan, 

Thank you for your question and apologies for the delay in responding. The new premises will consist of 26 consulting rooms and 4 treatment rooms. Currently as a collective the practices have 18 clinical rooms. Therefore, an increase of clinical spaces has been adequately considered within the design to provide the appropriate care against the need and new patients.

Thank you for your questions.

• In reference to your question regarding pedestrian crossings on the main road. We can confirm that two pedestrian crossings, incorporating refuge islands across the A2270 Eastbourne Road, are proposed north and south of the site access to provide pedestrians with the ability to cross Eastbourne Road to the western footway. These will include tactile paving and dropped kerbs.
• Our current work programme is aiming for the building to be in use in early 2028.
• With regard the medical care that will be available and the implementation of GPs, 
• The facility will provide NHS primary care services, delivered by local GP practices. This will include access to general practitioner consultations, routine appointments, long-term condition management, preventative care, and associated clinical services typically provided within a modern GP surgery. The building is being designed with flexibility to support additional clinics such as health checks, vaccinations, and potentially other outpatient or community health services as needs evolve over time.

Hi Pamela,

Thank you for your question and apologies for the delay in responding. We are aware of Neighbourhood health hubs, this is something that the NHS are trying to implement where they are able to, however there has been no desire as yet from any other services to want to co-locate within the building.

Than you for your question and apologies for the delay in responding. We are currently working with the Partners from Downlands Medical Centre and Manor Park Medical Centre, with a view to both practices taking space in the new facility. Both existing practices would close when the new premises is built and in tandem move into the new premises.

Hi Ginny,

Existing staff who work within the existing practices will move into the new premises and will continue to provide the service. 

The statutory water supply provider for the Polegate and Willingdon area is South East Water. As part of the planning process, they are consulted to confirm that there is enough capacity in the local network to supply the proposed medical centre. If any upgrades or new connections are needed, these will be managed through South East Water’s standard connection process after planning approval. 

Due to the nature and use of the building the floor heights need to be greater than that found in a typical house. The medical centre has three stories as opposed to the traditional two found in the surrounding houses. A flat roof design has been utilised to assist in reducing the height of the building which results in a building marginally higher than some of the pitched roof houses. There are apartment blocks within the site which are 3 storey and combined with their pitched roofs are comparable or taller than the proposed medical centre. 

To get a greater understanding of the heights and levels refer to drawing 10067-105A-SITE SECTIONS in the planning application which provides a clear indication of the building heights in relation to its surroundings.

Hi Carolyn,

We don’t have a confirmed opening date yet, but the building is expected to be open and operational by early 2028. We’ll share updates as soon as we have more details.

Hi Peter, 

Road modifications to and from the main road are included as part of the wider residential development, and covered within outline planning application WD/2021/0594/MEA.

Hi Jack, 

This project is currently going through the design stage, this needs to be undertaken before site work can progress. We're hoping to start construction in summer 2026. Please refer to our timeline on this project page for the progress update. 

Hi Mike,

We are aiming for a completion date of winter 2027/2028. Please refer to the timeline on this project page to follow the progress. 

Hi Moy,

The development will be accessed from Eastbourne Road via a ghost island T junction 90m north of the Broad Road junction. The delivery of the main access road into the wider development is being completed by the residential developer. Within the residential estate there will be another T junction into the Medical Centre site.