A MUCH-LOVED community hospice could more than double in size if ambitious expansion plans are given the green light by councillors.

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has submitted a planning application on behalf of the Countess of Brecknock Hospice to build a new 1,500 sq ft inpatient wing on currently unused land neighbouring the current Andover War Memorial based facility.

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