A planning application for a new health and wellbeing centre in Teignmouth has now been submitted, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust has announced.

The land sale for the new centre on Brunswick Street was approved in April but it has not yet received planning permission from Teignbridge District Council.

The new £11m facility would be located on the site of the car park on Brunswick Street and an adjacent former garage. A new car park would be built on the corner of Brunswick Street and George Street.

CGI mock-up of the design from Northumberland Place, Teignmouth (Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust)

GP services provided by the Channel View Medical Group will be based at the new centre together with community nurses, social workers, health and wellbeing teams, therapists, podiatry, audiology, physiotherapy and voluntary sector services.

Helen Ellkington, Associate Director, Strategic Estates and Governance, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, said: "We are grateful to local residents who gave their views about our initial design and layout for the new centre over the summer. We have given their views careful consideration, they have influenced the designs and their comments are included in our submission for planning approval."

Dr Victoria Melluish of Channel View Medical Group said: "Our current surgery buildings are not fit for purpose as they are cramped, have limited access and have no further scope for expansion.

"This impacts on our ability to grow our team, to attract new GPs and other clinical staff. In addition, working under the same roof as community services and the voluntary sector will enable us to provide truly integrated care for our patient population."

Click here to view the application.