1. Proposed Medical Centre and Pharmacy plus Local Shops Heslington East Campus, off Field Lane, Badger Hill, York Many local residents are already familiar with the Heslington East Campus, as they visit throughout the year to use facilities such as the swimming pool, gym and pitches within the sports village, or simply to walk in its grounds. As the population grows at this world-class university, we are looking to add further facilities that will also provide a community- wide benefit, being available throughout the year for people who live locally and during the times when students and staff are on campus. The proposals are for a medical centre, including a doctors’ practice and pharmacy, to replace the existing surgery at the Heslington West campus, together with a small supermarket and other small shops and café or restaurant. Draft plans are on display and members of the consultant team are present to answer any questions you may have. Forms are available for you to provide us with your views on the proposal ahead of submission of a planning application to City of York Council. Thank you for visiting this exhibition. 1 Proposed Site

2. The demand for improved facilities - The population working, studying and living on Heslington East campus is gradually increasing - There are 3 student residential colleges at Heslington East accommodating over 2,000 students. This will rise to 3,200 over the next 5 years. - The daily University population studying or working at Heslington East during term-time is approximately 2,000. This will also increase with the addition of further academic buildings in the future. - Companies based at Heslington East employ around 150 staff and attract around 125-150 visitors per month. - The Sports Village has a membership of 4,500, comprising a mix of University and general public members, who can attend any of seven days a week. Current surgery provision Unity Health is a long-established practice which operates the existing Health Centre within Heslington West campus, as well as surgeries at Hull Road and Wenlock Terrace, off Fulford Road. The surgeries serve both the University community and the general public, covering Fulford, Heslington, Osbaldwick, Dunnington and Heworth. Current retail provision The 3 residential colleges on Heslington East are self-catering. Other than internet shopping, which is less attractive for small amounts due to £5 delivery charges, the current local retail offering amounts to the following: Small food corner in the Hub building café The small Nisa store at Market Square, some 2km distant at Heslington West Small food store at the Petrol Station on the far side of Hull Road Limited take-away food available at Law & Management coffee shop Heslington West SurgeryHull Road Surgery Need for new health centre The Unity Health patient list has seen an average 6% growth year on year since 2010, with the trend predicted to continue into 2016. The list size is now in the region of 23,000 patients. Two thirds are University students and one third are local patients. The health team has grown to 9 GPs and makes provision for midwives, health visitors, district nurses, mental health workers and podiatry professionals to operate from the surgeries. The surgery at Heslington West is in a discrete location not easily accessible to the public, and neither this nor the Hull Road surgery is of sufficient size to serve the current and future patient list. Larger and more accessible facilities are therefore needed. Need for additional retail provision The existing retail provision is wholly inadequate in relation to the 2,000 self-catering students currently residing at Heslington East, which will increase to 3,200 in the next 5 years, plus non-resident students and University staff. New local and safely accessed provision is urgently required. 2

3. The buildings will be single-storey and signage will be subdued. A strong landscaping scheme will be implemented on each side of the development. The site is at the foot of Kimberlow Hill though the landscape route to the top will still be open and views of woodland behind the buildings will reinforce the landscape setting. The site is located on the north side of Heslington East campus, on Kimberlow Lane, outside the barriered access roads. The buildings will be accessed from a fourth arm of the roundabout. This road will also provide access to proposed housing to the north alongside Hull Road. The proposals The proposed development will see the relocation of the Heslington West surgery, to provide a new medical centre with pharmacy that will more effectively support the health and wellbeing of the local community and University students and staff. 3 View from the new access road View from Kimberlow Lane The development will also incorporate a small supermarket and a few small shops that may include newsagents/student supplies, take-away food and possibly a restaurant.

4. 4 Location The existing University surgery has inadequate space to expand into, and is not easily accessible to local residents. The Hull Road surgery is a converted detached bungalow. It is not possible to expand this building or provide additional parking. The medical centre must be within easy reach of students as well as the significant number of local patients who will use the surgery and pharmacy throughout the year. This is particularly important for the 650 patients over the age of 75 and the parents of the 1,100 child patients living within a 2 mile radius of the proposed development. The shops must also be accessible and attractive to local residents to be financially viable out of term-time. The creation of a development with complementary services and commodities provides the best chance of attracting occupiers and securing long-term businesses. Without this, it is very unlikely that the much-needed facilities would be delivered. An alternative site at Heslington West is not available, and a site within the developed area of Heslington East would not be accessible to local residents, since road access is barrier restricted. The proposed location is the only site within easy reach of the student and staff population and local community, and outside the barrier controls for Heslington East, that is large enough to attract a third party developer but small enough to limit the visual impact on the area. Traffic implications Students are not allowed standard parking permits, and will be expected to travel to the facilities on foot or by cycle. Adequate car parking will be provided for non-student visitors, health personnel, retail staff, and disabled users to ensure that on-street parking is not an issue. The scheme will maximise opportunities to walk and cycle for both local residents and University staff and students, linking to the surrounding network of footways and cycleways. Very good local bus services provide the opportunity to use public transport to access the facilities. Traffic assessments have demonstrated that the development would lead to only a modest increase in vehicular flows, and that existing local junctions will safely accommodate the traffic generated. Timings Following consideration of the Public Exhibition responses, the applicants anticipate being in a position to submit a planning application to City of York Council by the end of October 2014. The application would then be expected to go before the Planning Committee in January or February 2015.