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Ashton Road, Lancaster, Lancashire·In developmentHealth & Education Estates
Royal Lancaster Infirmary redevelopment
- StageNHP Wave 3; construction start planned 2035 to 2038 (January 2025 plan)
- Value£1bn to £1.5bn (DHSC estimate, January 2025)
- Next milestoneConstruction start
- Last checked1 November 2026
What has changed on this project, and when
- Next milestone: Construction start2 November 2026 · previously: Construction due to start between 2035 and 2038
- Stage: NHP Wave 3; construction start planned 2035 to 2038 (January 2025 plan)2 November 2026 · previously: New Hospital Programme wave 3; construction start 2035 to 2038
- Value: £1bn to £1.5bn (DHSC estimate, January 2025)2 November 2026 · previously: £1 billion to £1.5 billion (government cost band)
- Next milestone: Construction due to start between 2035 and 203827 October 2026 · previously: Programme business case / land assembly
- Stage: New Hospital Programme wave 3; construction start 2035 to 203827 October 2026 · previously: NHP Wave 3, committed (construction start 2035-2039)
- Value: £1 billion to £1.5 billion (government cost band)27 October 2026 · previously: Not disclosed
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