Plans to create a new medical facility at the former BBC Pebble Mill Studios site in Birmingham have been given the green light.
Developer and land owner Calthorpe Estates is building a new cancer treatment centre as part of its Edgbaston Medical Quarter project on the land off the A38 Bristol Road.
The 'building 4' plot will house a new cancer treatment operator and oral theatre suite for local and national patients in a five-storey block containing 114,000 sq ft of space.
Once completed, the complex will join other new developments at the site including Birmingham Dental Hospital & School of Dentistry and a 62-bedroom Bupa care home.
A new private hospital to be run by Circle Health is scheduled to open in the coming months.
Ralph Minott, development director of Calthorpe Estates, said: "This is a significant step for Edgbaston Medical Quarter as we aim to realise our ambitions of introducing more truly world-class facilities to the area.
"For over five years, we have held an ambition to find the right home for a leading operator to support cancer incidence, treatment and survival.
"With over 360,000 new cases of cancer in the UK each year, we believe building 4 will offer the flexibility needed to accommodate and realise this ambition.
"The approved plans include three storeys devoted to cancer treatment and will allow the provision of some of the most technologically advanced and complete treatment offerings for cancer patients in Europe."
When complete, the site will have more than 500,000 sq ft of medical and healthcare facilities, in addition to new food and beverage units and community sporting amenities.
