Sutton Council has granted planning permission for the £1billion expansion of the London Cancer Hub, near the site of the Royal Marsden Hospital in Belmont.
Green light: Sutton Council has granted planning permission for the £1bn Cancer Hub scheme
The expansion across a 12-acre site is expected to create 3,000 jobs, mostly in highly skilled research and development and life sciences-related roles.
The approved plans will deliver around 1million sq ft of state-of-the-art laboratory and research space. Once the full Cancer Hub is completed, it is expected to support around 13,000 jobs in total and contribute an estimated £1.2billion in Gross Value Added to the national economy, according to Sutton Council’s own figures.
The new buildings will target net-zero carbon in operation and deliver the amenities and public realm, as well as affordable homes for approximately 220 key workers.
The scheme is being funded by Aviva Capital Partners and developed by Socius, in collaboration with the Royal Marsden and The Institute of Cancer Research. “We are proud to play a role in shaping a campus that will have a profound impact on global health, as well as the economy,” Sophie White, from Aviva, said today.
Prof Kristian Helin, the chief executive of the Institute of Cancer Research, said: “We warmly welcome the approval of these ambitious new plans for the London Cancer Hub, a project the ICR has long championed. Their delivery will create a vibrant, globally competitive life-sciences facility at our Sutton campus, attracting innovative companies and deepening collaboration between academia, industry and the NHS.
“This environment will further strengthen our world-leading research and help us attract the very best scientists and students from around the world.
“Overall, these plans will accelerate the translation of pioneering discoveries into patient benefit and establish the London Cancer Hub as a nationally and internationally significant centre for cancer innovation – driving investment, enabling the growth of oncology-focused life-sciences companies, and reinforcing the UK’s position as a global leader in cancer research and life-sciences.”
Aviva and Socius are working with Gensler (architects), Arup (structural engineers) and Savills (planning consultancy) on the development.
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This looks pretty great, the kind of thing that would have given Croydon a genuine boost. Sadly it’s happened over the border, but what do we expect when we have deadwood like Perry in charge.
Absurd to blame our portly Mayor – the Marsden would be mad to build this centre anywhere else but the existing campus.