The former Whitefield Library is set to be purchased by NHS Property Services if Bury councillors approve the site disposal plans this month.
If approved, this acquisition will enable NHS partners to work to secure a redevelopment of the ex-library site for health services.
Current NHS plans propose the relocation of services from the existing Uplands site nearby, which will be closed, and the site sold.
Whitefield Library closed in 2017 and was subsequently used as a Covid vaccination centre from October 2020 to September 2022.
The current Uplands Medical Centre is in poor condition. Due to increased costs and the complexity of developing the existing site, it has recently been agreed that it would be more beneficial to use the former library as a permanent relocation option.
Next to what was the library is the former Pinfold Day Care Centre, which has been empty since October 2020. This site will also be sold.
Once the Uplands Medical Centre has relocated to the former library, the current Uplands site will be sold on the open market.
The plans are recommended for approval when the council’s cabinet meets on 12 February.
