{"id":404257,"date":"2026-02-02T18:26:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T18:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/404257\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T18:26:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T18:26:18","slug":"critics-condemn-plan-to-turn-marchwood-gp-surgery-into-flats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/404257\/","title":{"rendered":"Critics condemn plan to turn Marchwood GP surgery into flats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The Marchwood surgery closed four months ago, despite complaints that patients would have to travel several miles to a practice at Dibden Purlieu.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Now, New Forest District Council has received an application to convert the Grade II-listed former farmhouse into five flats.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Several Marchwood residents have written to the council to voice their anger and display at the proposal.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>The GP surgery in Main Road, Marchwood, closed in September 2025 after failing to meet modern standards (Image: Newsquest)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Ian Millen, of Admiralty Way, says: &#8220;This building has been a big part of the community for decades. It should be offered to a new GP so we can continue to receive our care here in Marchwood instead of having to travel all the way to Beaulieu Road.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyecho.co.uk\/news\/25396227.forestside-medical-practice-gp-marchwood-set-close\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">GP surgery in Main Road, Marchwood, set to close<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Mr Millen says the lack of direct public transport to the other surgery &#8220;creates a real problem for elderly and those who are unable to drive&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  He also cites plans to build hundreds of new homes in Marchwood and says the building should continue to be used as a surgery.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;I urge the council to resist this application and ask the General Medical Council to to allocate the property to one or more of the newly-qualified GPs who find themselves without work.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Failure to continue having our own GP practice in Marchwood is a betrayal to all the residents of our fine village and its history.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>The GP surgery in Main Road, Marchwood, closed in September 2025 after failing to meet modern standards (Image: Newsquest)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Caroline Lloyd, of St John&#8217;s Court, adds: &#8220;Marchwood residents have lost a vital facility. I&#8217;m now having to travel on two buses to see a doctor, plus the fact that it is near impossible to actually get an appointment.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Marchwood and Dibden Purlieu buildings are owned by Forestside Medical Practice.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A design and access statement that accompanies the planning application says Forestside has redistributed healthcare services to more appropriate sites with modern facilities.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyecho.co.uk\/news\/25759779.gp-surgery-marchwood-converted-five-flats\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Marchwood GP surgery could be converted into five flats<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Marchwood building is a former farm that was converted into a GP surgery in the mid-1980s.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Asked about the flats scheme, ward councillor Richard Young told the Daily Echo: &#8220;I will be carefully studying the detail and only then making considered comments upon the potential merits and demerits of what is proposed.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;I strongly encourage everyone else in the community to do likewise and to make their views known.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Marchwood surgery closed four months ago, despite complaints that patients would have to travel several miles to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":404258,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-404257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=404257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/404258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=404257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=404257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=404257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}