Approval for Broadmoor Hospital redevelopment

The £254 million redevelopment of Broadmoor Hospital at Crowthorne in Berkshire has received planning permission from Bracknell Forest Council. Originally built in 1863, the hospital provides specialist mental-health-care services within a highly secure environment for male patients in London and the south of England.

The redevelopment and planning application led by Oxford Architects includes 16 wards (10 new and six existing) providing accommodation for 210 patients within a new secure environment. There will also be a new entrance building, central facilities building, replacement energy centre, new gardens, recreation areas and extensive landscaping.

LDA Design led the environmental impact assessment and landscape design work.

Construction is expected to start in Autumn 2013, and the hospital is expected to open to patients in late 2016.