Whitchurch Hospital workshops update: valuing community input

Thank you to everyone who took part in our recent Whitchurch Hospital community workshops.  

We arranged the two workshops to bring people together to generate ideas and discussions on the future of the Whitchurch Hospital site. 

These sessions are part of Velindre’s ongoing commitment to keeping our community informed and involved as plans for the site progress.  

We know that the site holds historical and emotional importance. Velindre University NHS Trust became the legal owner of the Whitchurch Hospital buildings and surrounding land in November 2024, following a transfer from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. In October 2025, we announced that we had invited interested parties to express their interest in the property as part of stage of the sale process. 

The workshops created a valuable space for people from different backgrounds to come together, share perspectives, and explore ways the site could benefit the community.  

The ideas generated and the feedback presented will now play an important role in shaping the next stages of this work.  

The facilitators brought in by Velindre to run the sessions will produce a report, publicly available, that captures the ideas shared during the sessions. This report will also be shared directly with any potential developers.  

The Trust is committed to acting as a responsible landowner and engaging openly with our partners and the community.

There will be further opportunities to engage with the process, and if you have any questions in the meantime, please get in touch with the team at contact.velindre@wales.nhs.uk 

Thank you once again to everyone involved.