HEALTH AND EDUCATION HUB

A mixed-use hub delivering health and education services and providing access to a wide range of health, wellbeing and training services situated in the current Granville Library building. The services are aimed at families, young people and residents living with long-term conditions. Giving the community better access to health services, as well as further education and job-seeking support in a ‘one stop’ facility.

Timeline

2025

Runcorn residents invited to get involved with naming of new health and education hub

Runcorn residents are being invited to get involved and have their say! As it’s time to choose the name for the new health and education hub on Granville Street in Runcorn Town. After extensive stakeholder engagement the best ideas have been shortlisted, and now it’s your turn to vote.

Residents can take part in the short survey here.

The survey closes on Friday 30th May and the name of the new hub will be announced in June.

Opening in early 2026, the new hub will be home to a range of health, wellbeing and education services, providing a ‘one-stop’ facility for families, young people and those living with long-term conditions. The services will be delivered from the former Granville Library building.

Construction work started on site on 1st April with the aim to hand over the new facility to the NHS by the end of the year. Shortly before the works began the library was moved into a temporary location at 6 Church Street before it will relocate into the new Brindley Extension in 2026.

2024

Planning permission for the proposed Health and Education Hub was granted on 26th January.

2023

Planning application was submitted for change of use for the current library building into the envisaged Health and Education Hub. View the plans here.

2022

Initial plans for the hub were drawn up by Cassidy + Ashton, view them here.