 It remained in use for more than a century before being replaced by a new building at the main Royal Sussex County Hospital site.The new facility opened in June 2007, and has won architectural awards for its innovative design.The future of the Dyke Road site has been uncertain since the move to the new premises was first considered in 2001; Lainson's buildings and their later additions were threatened with demolition until 2009, when a developer was refused planning permission to replace the hospital with flats.