SIMON BISHOP BECOMES AN ASSOCIATE AND RUTH RYAN PRACTICE MANAGER
DECEMBER 2013
We offer our congratulations to Simon Bishop who has been made an Associate. He joins Tim Allen-Booth, Tilo Guenther and Joanna Karatzas in this leadership role within the practice. Simon joined Niall McLaughlin Architects in 2008 and has worked on a range of projects including the Athletes’ Village housing in Stratford and the Somerville Student Accommodation in Oxford.
We are also pleased to announce Ruth Ryan as Practice Manager. Her long-standing experience in all areas of office management, finance and HR is proving invaluable.
PARK HOSPITAL GRANTED OUTLINE PLANNING
JANUARY 2013
The development of Park Hospital has been granted Outline Planning Consent by the Oxford City Council. The project will redevelop the existing Park Hospital site into additional biomedical research facilities for Oxford University’s Old Road Campus.
The campus is one of the foremost biomedical research campus’ in the UK. As part of the University’s vision to remain a world leader in this field, the redevelopment of Park Hospital will provide an additional 48,000 square metres of accommodation for research and laboratory facilities.
The site is located in a challenging planning environment as it is adjacent to a local wildlife site, connected to the Lye Valley, a site of special scientific interest. Wide ranging consultation took place during the pre-planning phases of the application, on account of the ecological sensitivities of the site and to ensure that the development would benefit the local area.