A £500m transformation of Newcastle’s former General Hospital looks set to be approved this week.
Newcastle University’s huge vision to regenerate the facility, in the West End of the city, is expected to win the backing of councillors when it comes before Newcastle City Council’s planning committee on Friday.
The proposals will see the majority of buildings on the old hospital site, dating back to the 1800s, demolished to make way for a world-class expansion of the Campus for Ageing and Vitality (CAV), which currently occupies part of the northern end of the plot.
