CONSTRUCTION
Plans finally approved for Standish Hospital site - after 14 years of trying
The derelict hospital site in Standish has finally received a planning application that Stroud District Council has deemed worthy of approval. After 14 years of failed proposals by various developers, PJ Livesey Group gained the approval for the re- development of the site, on the outskirts of Stonehouse. The Manchester firm originally submitted the application in 2017, but lodged a re-design last year. Standish House and Park has been subject to a long- standing saga over its future use. Over recent years, various proposals have been submitted for the site, but until now, none were approved. The hospital dates back toWorldWar I, where it became
a sanatorium for the treatment of tuberculosis patients by the Red Cross.
Firm signs deal to work on £40 million football stadium
Anew£40million football stadiumwill benefit from the expert work of a Gloucestershire company. Gloucester-based GBE Converge has been appointed by SES (Engineering Services) to design and install the security systems at the York Community Stadium and Leisure Complex. The major project is an exciting public and private funded mixed-use complex, that will provide a new 8,000 capacity stadium for York City Football Club and York City Knights RLFC. AndyWestgarth, GBE Converge's business development manager, said: "We are delighted to be working with our long-standing client SES (Engineering Services) and to
be part of this exciting project that will serve as a real asset to the York community." The stadium will also boast a swimming pool, fitness and active play facilities, as well as a new community hub, providing health and wellbeing services and commercial leisure uses for the city and beyond. GBE Converge will be working with partners Honeywell for intruder detection systems, HIK Vison for CCTV, and xPLAN for access control, ensuring the facility has a fully integrated, bespoke and future-proofed security solution. GBE Converge is scheduled to complete the work in May 2019 with the complex opening during the summer l
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