Plans lodged for former Aberdeen hospital revamp

A full planning application has been lodged with Aberdeen City Council for the renovation of the former Woolmanhill Hospital in Aberdeen.

The development will see the creation of a 52-bedroom hotel, 27 serviced suites, 30 two and three-bedroom residential apartments and ten affordable homes to be located at the Archive building.

The public space at the centre of the development will be named Central Square and be completely traffic free.

All four main buildings are listed and the hotel development, to be situated in the Grade A listed Archibald Simpson building, is set to be focal point of the redevelopment.

The plans have been jointly submitted by developer Charlie Ferrari’s company CAF Properties (Woolmanhill) Ltd and the current owners of the site, NHS Grampian. The hotel and serviced apartments would be owned and operated by the Glasgow-based G1 Group (Holdings) Plc.

The original hospital infirmary building was built in 1740, eventually being used as an out-patient clinic.

Permission to close the site was given 1999 as services were gradually moved over to the Aberdeen Community Health and Care Village over the past two years.

Mr Ferrari commented on the project: “We believe our proposal will make a significant contribution to the wider masterplan for the revitalisation of Aberdeen city centre.

“Woolmanhill is an important landmark in Aberdeen and breathing new life into this site preserves its history and marks a new chapter in its story for current and future generations.”

Subject to approval, it is envisaged work on the project will start mid 2017 and completed by late 2019.

 

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