Crossley Hospital Development

The Site
The former Crossley Hospital East comprises a group of former hospital and ancillary buildings within an extensive wooded site to the south of Frodsham, within the Borough of Vale Royal.

The site is in the ownership of the Crown Estate and has been vacant for approximately 12 years. A development brief has been prepared to establish the planning principles involved in the development of the site and to ensure that any important natural features and recreational land on the site are safeguarded. It expands upon the policies contained in the Vale Royal Borough Local Plan First Review as amended by the First Review Alteration to provide more detailed guidance on how the Council will expect the site to be developed.

Objectives of Vale Royal Borough Council
The main objectives of the Council are to bring the former hospital buildings (Grade II Listed Buildings) back into beneficial use. The Council's approach reflects the Vale Royal Community Plan priorities to conserve and enhance our natural and historic landscapes and secure the sensitive conversion of existing buildings. Any proposals for enabling new development to support the economic and viable use of the complex of buildings will require comprehensive and detailed justification. The brief seeks to establish a workable and realistic framework within which to promote development.

The development brief will be adopted as Supplementary Guidance by Vale Royal Borough Council and will be used to assist in the determination of planning applications for the site.

Further Information
Further information can be found by viewing the Crossley Hospital Development Brief. This document is provided in PDF format and requires Adobe Acrobat for viewing.

Any comments regarding the brief should be sent to planning@valeroyal.gov.uk.

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