Council leader calls on NHS to rethink Mount Road Hospital demolition

Published: 19-May-2025
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Plans to redevelop a historic Hinckley hospital have raised local concerns over the loss of its Victorian frontage

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The Leader of Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council, Councillor Stuart Bray, has urged the NHS to reconsider plans to demolish the historic frontage of Mount Road hospital in Hinckley.

The call follows a planning application proposing the demolition of the Victorian building as part of a new Day Case Unit development.

In a letter to NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board, Councillor Bray welcomed long-awaited healthcare improvements for the town but expressed disappointment at the proposed loss of a valued heritage asset.

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