and maximum new build, whereas the Local Planning Authority and English Heritage argued for maximum retention of the historic buildings and restriction of new build to the existing footprint, in accordance with the Green Belt allocation in the Unitary Development Plan. The hospital was closed in 1997. Historic England identified the hospital as being "the most important asylum built in England after 1875... [it was] the first asylum to successfully use the echelon plan, upon which all later asylums were based." The hospital block was designated as a Grade II listed building in 1990, as was the stable block, which is located to the north west of the main building. Repton Park After the hospital was shut down in 1997 it was converted into gated housing by Crest Nicholson (working closely with English Heritage and the London Wildlife Trust) and renamed Repton Park. The hospital chapel was converted into a swimming pool and health centre for the use of Repton Park residents. Former residents of Repton Park include singers V V Brown and Simon Webbe and actress Patsy Palmer. Properties have also attracted professional footballers from Arsenal and Spurs. See also Healthcare in London References Sources Hospital buildings completed in 1893 Former buildings and structures in the London Borough of Redbridge Defunct hospitals in London Health in the London Borough of Redbridge Former psychiatric hospitals in England Hospitals established in 1893 NHS hospitals in London