Plans for NHS health centre approved

The facility will include a pharmacy, library, and community dental and clinical services

Plans for a new NHS health centre in a Lincolnshire town have been approved.

The Boston Integrated Health & Care Centre will be built on the site of the former B&M store in Rosegarth Street, which was demolished as part of the Rosegarth Square redevelopment.

It will include a pharmacy, library, community dental services and clinical services.

Health officials said it would help to tackle health inequalities by providing early care and intervention for patients.

The application was assessed by local organisations including the county council, Anglian Water and the Environment Agency, none of which raised any objections.

However, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, Historic England raised concerns over the impact "to the setting" of the town's conservation area.

However, Boston Borough Council said the proposal would provide "significant public and social benefits to the area", adding it complied with planning policies.

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