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Planning permission granted for Bedford Health Village - 28/09/2011

Planning permission was granted last night at committee for the Bedford Health Village, designed by Devereux Architects.

The scheme is a 30 bed acute mental health unit for South Essex Partnership Trust within Bedford town centre. The proposed scheme will re-provide existing outdated services located at the Weller Wing at Bedford Hospital South to Bedford Health Village (BHV). This is an established Mental Health facility located to the North of Bedford for the South Essex Partnership University Foundation NHS Trust (SEPT).

The proposed Mental Health Unit will accommodate a 10 bed Assessment Unit with adjoining Section 136 suite, a 20 bed Adult Admission Unit and a Post Graduate Satellite Training Unit for up to 25 students.

The proposed scheme responds to latest Mental Health thinking ensuring key issues are addressed:


– Clear zonal progression from public to private spaces
– Clear ward observation for clinicians
– Respectful of service user privacy and dignity
– A domestic aesthetic – achieved by maximising light and access to fresh air
– A sustainable development – BREEAM excellent has been targeted  

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