A new car park at Grindley Hill Court

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University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust has developed a new staff car park at Grindley Hill Court which is due to open in early May.



Grand opening ceremony for brand new car park at Grindley Hill


30 April 2024


UHNM unveiled its brand new staff car park at Grindley Hill Court in an official ribbon-cutting ceremony earlier this month.


The Trust’s Chief Executive, Tracy Bullock, was joined by UHNM colleagues, contractors Integrated Health Projects (IHP), and a number of local residents on 24 April to celebrate the completion of works to the new multi-storey development.


The car park, which is situated on Hilton Road, is replacing the existing parking spaces provided at the Old Infirmary and Central Outpatients Department (COPD) sites. It will be available for staff from Tuesday 7 May 2024.


Tracy Bullock, UHNM Chief Executive said: “I am delighted to officially open our new staff car park. If we have got staff parking in the right place, it helps ease the burden on parking spaces for our patients and visitors and supports our local residents also. I would like to thank all teams involved in bringing this project in on time and within budget but also to our local planners and residents for their patience and willingness to work with us.”


Lorraine Whitehead, Director of Estates, Facilities and PFI at the Trust, said: “We are thrilled to be able to open our new car park which improves NHS facilities for staff, enables better car parking for our patients and allows for the redevelopment of the Royal Infirmary site.”


Did you know?...

  • If you laid every brick on the project on top of each other it would be taller than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai
  • We have used as much mortar in weight as 20 elephants (95 tonnes)
  • Installed 4,724 square meters, which is the equivalent of eight Olympic size swimming pools.



UHNM’s plans for staff car parking


Grindley Hill Court will provide a permanent car parking solution for the NHS staff currently parking on the Old Infirmary and COPD sites, with the former potentially being developed for local housing and community facilities following the demolition of both sites’ disused and dilapidated buildings.


The Trust chose to acquire Grindley Hill Court, which sits adjacent to the Royal Stoke University Hospital, because it was considered the best local option for future expansion of hospital services and, earlier this year, it was granted public funding to purchase the land.


Grindley Hill Court previously housed NHS staff, including temporary and part-time staff, who have now vacated the site so the land may be readied for demolition. The Trust has been assisting these residents in their move, including support in removals and finding alternative accommodation.



UHNM is committed to engaging with local residents and stakeholders throughout the demolition and development phases, and will ensure that any queries are addressed by a member of its dedicated project team.

You can submit a question to our team by clicking here and view our FAQs here.


The image below is an artists' impression of the car park at Grindley Hill Court.





University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust has developed a new staff car park at Grindley Hill Court which is due to open in early May.



Grand opening ceremony for brand new car park at Grindley Hill


30 April 2024


UHNM unveiled its brand new staff car park at Grindley Hill Court in an official ribbon-cutting ceremony earlier this month.


The Trust’s Chief Executive, Tracy Bullock, was joined by UHNM colleagues, contractors Integrated Health Projects (IHP), and a number of local residents on 24 April to celebrate the completion of works to the new multi-storey development.


The car park, which is situated on Hilton Road, is replacing the existing parking spaces provided at the Old Infirmary and Central Outpatients Department (COPD) sites. It will be available for staff from Tuesday 7 May 2024.


Tracy Bullock, UHNM Chief Executive said: “I am delighted to officially open our new staff car park. If we have got staff parking in the right place, it helps ease the burden on parking spaces for our patients and visitors and supports our local residents also. I would like to thank all teams involved in bringing this project in on time and within budget but also to our local planners and residents for their patience and willingness to work with us.”


Lorraine Whitehead, Director of Estates, Facilities and PFI at the Trust, said: “We are thrilled to be able to open our new car park which improves NHS facilities for staff, enables better car parking for our patients and allows for the redevelopment of the Royal Infirmary site.”


Did you know?...

  • If you laid every brick on the project on top of each other it would be taller than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai
  • We have used as much mortar in weight as 20 elephants (95 tonnes)
  • Installed 4,724 square meters, which is the equivalent of eight Olympic size swimming pools.



UHNM’s plans for staff car parking


Grindley Hill Court will provide a permanent car parking solution for the NHS staff currently parking on the Old Infirmary and COPD sites, with the former potentially being developed for local housing and community facilities following the demolition of both sites’ disused and dilapidated buildings.


The Trust chose to acquire Grindley Hill Court, which sits adjacent to the Royal Stoke University Hospital, because it was considered the best local option for future expansion of hospital services and, earlier this year, it was granted public funding to purchase the land.


Grindley Hill Court previously housed NHS staff, including temporary and part-time staff, who have now vacated the site so the land may be readied for demolition. The Trust has been assisting these residents in their move, including support in removals and finding alternative accommodation.



UHNM is committed to engaging with local residents and stakeholders throughout the demolition and development phases, and will ensure that any queries are addressed by a member of its dedicated project team.

You can submit a question to our team by clicking here and view our FAQs here.


The image below is an artists' impression of the car park at Grindley Hill Court.




  • Notice regarding traffic on The Avenue

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    Local residents have made the Trust aware of an increase in construction traffic on The Avenue, leading onto the A34.

    UHNM has been in contact with our contractors at the Grindley Hill Court site, who cannot confirm without vehicle registration that such traffic is related to the construction of the new car park. There is currently a number of significant construction projects taking place in the local area which likely explains the spike in traffic along this road.


    We do however understand residents’ concerns and have now reviewed the vehicle routes with the Contractor. Unfortunately, due to the layout of Hilton Road - which forces vehicles leaving Grindley Hill Court to turn left to reach the A34 in the shortest and least disruptive route - contractors will still use The Avenue. The Contractor has however reduced the number of vehicles travelling to the site and furthermore, residents can be assured that the existing levels of traffic from Grindley Hill Court will significantly reduce in six weeks’ time, once the current stage of works are completed.


    The Trust apologies for any disruption this has caused residents. We encourage anybody with further questions or concerns to get in touch with our team here.

  • Demolition complete at Grindley Hall Court

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    January - February 2023

    Construction Underway




    December 2022

    Buildings on the Grindley Hill Court site have now been demolished to prepare for the construction of a new staff car park, the local NHS Trust can confirm.

    The successful completion of the demolition in September means construction of the car park is now underway, with works due to finish in early May 2024.

    Grindley Hill Court will provide a permanent car parking solution for the NHS staff currently parking on the Old Infirmary and COPD sites, with the former potentially being developed for local housing and community facilities following the demolition of both sites’ disused buildings.

    Below, you can find a selection of images which show the progress on site. You can find out more about our plans by visiting our FAQs page.

    If you have any further questions for our team, you can ask them here.


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    Progress of the demolition at Grindley Hill Court


    October - November 2022



    August - September 2022