New diagnostic centre to be built in Plymouth city centre

The centre will offer imaging tests, such as MRIs and X-rays

A new community diagnostic centre is set to be built in Plymouth.

Planning permission has been granted for the centre in the West End of the city, at Colin Campbell Court.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) submitted plans last year following a public consultation and Plymouth City Council has approved the proposal.

The new centre will offer more than 91,600 imaging tests, such as MRIs and X-rays.

Stuart Windsor, future hospitals director at UHP, said groundworks were due to begin in April.

He said: "We are working on the detailed designs to bring a full suite of diagnostic testing to the West End of the city.

"This will give people living in or near the city centre access to these tests closer to their homes."

'Major moment'

The centre will also offer physiological measurement testing such as echocardiograms, ECG and ambulatory monitoring, pacemaker checks, a full array of lung function tests, sleep studies, EEG and vascular ultrasound.

There will continue to be a mobile scanning unit on the Colin Campbell site to give people access to these tests while building takes place.

The centre will be built in the West End of Plymouth

Councillor Mark Lowry, cabinet member for finance, said: "We've demolished buildings, prepped the land and only recently completed the work required to transfer the land. Our legal, property and planning teams have all helped make this happen."

City Centre manager Steve Hughes added: "We are all too aware that regeneration takes time but this is a major moment for the West End and I look forward to seeing work start."

A construction partner will be appointed shortly and it is hoped patients will benefit from the new facility in 2025.