State-of-the-art medical precinct gets green light for Box Hill

Box Hill Hospital will be expanded after a $320m medical and education precinct — set to create thousands of jobs — was given the green light.

The $320m Wellington Health development planned for Box Hill.

Box Hill Hospital will expand into a $320m private development that’s been approved for the suburb.

The hospital, part of Eastern Health, will be the anchor tenant for Wellington Health – a state-of-the-art medical and education precinct tipped to create more than 10,000 jobs.

APH Holding is planning a staged development at the 12-22 Wellington St site over the next six years.

The 20-level building will feature more than 30,000sq m of medical facilities aiming to provide a one-stop solution for patients.

A permit for stage 1 was approved by Whitehorse Council in August.

A render of the proposed Wellington Health project in Box Hill by APH Holding.

“Our intention is to develop projects that add to the community and create jobs, and it is exciting to reach the milestone of securing a major anchor tenant for Wellington Health,” APH Holding chief executive Johnson Zhang said.

“With the planning and construction of the Suburban Rail Loop and the Box Hill Station, the medical demand in and around Box Hill will be stronger than ever.”

“It is APH Holding’s vision to provide these services for the growing population of the southeastern corridor of Melbourne.”

Early works on Wellington Health One have started, with completion expected in mid-2024.

APH Holding currently has a $620m portfolio, and plans the $1bn APH City Park multi-level office development in Forest Hill expected to ­create 3500 jobs.

It also has a deal with Accor for the $50m Novotel Hawthorn Melbourne project at 858 Glenferrie Rd.

APH wants a strategic belt of biotech projects linking the Box Hill medical precinct with a Forest Hill tech hub.