Community group want to buy building
Councillors have rejected proposals that would have seen Seaton Hospital saved and turned into a ‘health hub’ for the community.
The hospital saw its inpatient wards closed in 2017 and currently only 35 per cent of the building is being occupied – a situation that is ‘not tenable financially’.
The Valley View Road site is currently run by NHS Property Services, but community group Seaton Area Health Matters had put forward plans to buy the building and use it as a health hub for the community.
But East Devon District Council’s cabinet on Wednesday night rejected a recommendation from officers to loan Seaton Area Health Matters £2.1m to enable the purchase of the site.
Instead they proposed that Seaton Area Health Matters should make contact with Devon County Council, as the authority with the expertise and the responsibilities, to try and progress with their bid.
Supporters of the proposal reacted with disappointment after the decision was made but have said the hope that it can be rejuvenated by Devon County Council.
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