Northampton residents still waiting for new GP surgery, 16 months after planning permission granted
Marsh Spinney Medical Centre in Moulton was given the go ahead in July 2017 to be built off Sandy Hill Lane. along with 84 new houses
So important was the medical centre to Moulton that its construction - by the NHS - was made a condition of the new estate being approved. Moulton Parish Council commented at the time that "the present doctor's surgery is oversubscribed and getting appointments is extremely difficult".
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Hide AdYet with work well advanced on the first dozen homes at Marsh Spinney estate, nothing has been heard of the medical centre since.
Oliver Roper of Roundhill Northampton, whose company transferred the land from developers Balfour Beatty to the parish council - along with a £500,000 contribution towards the construction bill - said he has grown frustrated with the lack of information.
He said: "It's now time to start asking questions about why the surgery is not being delivered.
"Requests for information from Moulton Parish Council, who are now the landlords, have been dismissed. We want to understand as a matter of courtesy.
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Hide Ad"We have told the community there will be a surgery there. We have a moral obligation to follow it through and find out what is going on."
Residents of a Moulton have every right to expect at least signs of a new surgery.
In its application, developers Balfour Beatty declared that the surgery "was given substantial weight in justifying the residential development" and went on to say that works could start in late 2017 or early 2018
Nobody at Moulton Parish Council or NHS Nene was available for comment.