Funded by the Council, the WICC will provide GP, mental health, community and dentistry services under one roof, as well as providing a pharmacy and additional services for families and young children.

The new facility is being built on the site of the Council’s former car park in Stoke Abbott Road, and will see Worthing Medical Group, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust and Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust services move into the new care centre.

A new multi-storey car park with electric vehicle charging points and cycle parking will also be constructed adjacent to the WICC.

Cllr Cooper said: “The Worthing Integrated Care Centre will bring together much-needed health services for our communities. I am keen to work in partnership with our NHS to make sure that we are providing the right environment and the right care to keep all members of our Worthing community well and healthy.”

Richard Watts, Area Director at Galliford Try, said: “We’re delighted to be working on this flagship project, creating a community health hub that will benefit the people of Worthing and the surrounding area for so many years to come.”

When complete, the WICC will boast some of the highest environmental standards with an air source heat pump that will provide the majority of heating, as well as photovoltaic solar panels. The development is expected to be completed in 2023.