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Search the Public Notice PortalThe NHS has put forward an application to carry out ‘essential’ repair works at King Edward VII Hospital – and the Royal Borough has backed the plans.
King Edward VII Hospital in St Leonards Road, Windsor, offers services including audiology, dietetics, podiatry and palliative care.
The hospital is Grade II listed, with the original part of the building built in 1909.
It is made up of the main front block, South-West wing and the audiology block.
NHS Property Services (NHSPS) put forward a listed building consent and full planning application, looking to carry out ‘essential’ works to parts of the hospital.
The proposals seek permission to repair 57 windows in the main block of the hospital and repair all windows in the audiology block.
A small number of windows and a door within the hospital are ‘beyond viable repair’ so these will be fully replaced as part of the works.
After assessing the condition of the existing windows, it was found that these windows and the door were in a ‘significantly deteriorated condition’.
There was ‘significantly reduced thermal performance’ as well as security and health and safety concerns for people using the hospital.
The repairs and replacements are therefore ‘necessary’, the application said.
“The works proposed are essential in the interests of the buildings, improving the hospital’s overall thermal performance and enhancing the safety of the building, improving conditions for all users of the buildings,” it added.
Across all the elevations of the main block and the audiology block, several windows were found to be ‘suffering from advanced deterioration’ such as timber decay, defective glazing and operational failure.
Overall, 46 windows in the main block of the hospital will be repaired and redecorated, as well as 19 windows in the audiology block and two doors.
The plans also include other works to windows in parts of the hospital and the full replacement of a Venetian-style multi-panel window and integrated door.
But overall, the works represent a ‘proportionate, necessary and sensitive response’ to the condition of the building.
Ultimately, the Royal Borough approved the plans, with no objections from the council’s conservation team – deeming the works justified.
Visit rbwm.gov.uk and insert 26/01134/FULL and 26/01135/LBC into the council’s planning portal to view the plans.
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