Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH)’s planning application to create a new £70m cancer facility, known as the Oak Cancer Centre, has been approved by Sutton Council’s Planning Committee
The new cancer facility will be undertaken on behalf of the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. Royal Marsden is known for pioneering cancer treatments and specialising in diagnosis and education. Its research benefits people both in the UK and the rest of the world.
The new 134,000 sq ft building will form part of the wider London Cancer Hub Opportunity Area. It will provide new outpatient facilities, medical day-care and collaboration space for clinical researchers, which will allow quicker diagnosis and higher rates of successful cancer treatment.
The creation of the Oak Cancer Centre will replace some of the hospital’s outdated facilities with modern, carefully designed spaces.
The facility is being funded by The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. It is named in recognition of Oak Foundation, which has donated £25m, the charity’s largest ever donation.
Chief executive of The Royal Marsden, Cally Palmer, said: “This state of the art facility, with a focus on early diagnosis and accelerating developments in research, will allow us to be there for everyone who needs us for decades to come.
“We have worked closely with the London Borough of Sutton, the local community and clinical professionals to design these proposals, and are excited that the centre will be at the heart of the developing London Cancer Hub- the London Borough of Sutton’s master plan to create a leading life science and healthcare district specialising in cancer research and treatment.
“I’m extremely grateful to everyone who is supporting the Oak Cancer Centre, in particular Oak Foundation and all our other generous donors.”
Mary-Jane O’Neill, head of planning – London & South East at LSH, added: “The new cancer facility will impact generations to come, allowing more people to benefit from breakthrough treatments than ever before. We worked closely with The Royal Marsden’s project team and officers at Sutton Council throughout the process to achieve this successful result.”
Sutton Council granted planning permission and building work is set to commence in summer 2020. The centre will open in 2022.
