The latest plans for the £219m redevelopment of St Helier Hospital will go on show next week.

Demolition of the existing structure is due to be finished by October 2013, with the new facilities set to open in early 2017.

Epsom and St Helier university hospitals NHS trust is asking the public for its opinion on the latest plans, before submitting a planning application to the council.

Project director Tim Wilkins said: “This is a real chance for our patients, their relatives and friends, and local people to meet the redevelopment team and get involved in helping us develop our proposals.

“We’ll be asking people for their views on the designs for the hospital’s brand new multi-level car park – the materials we should use, the colour scheme they like most, and the car park’s overall appearance.

“There will also be a chance to look at how we plan to move our clinics from areas where the demolition will take place to Sutton Hospital, temporarily, so that we’re ready to start knocking the existing building down in spring 2013.

“Visitors will also be able to view our proposals for a new day nursery at St Helier, which is used by staff.”

The exhibition will be held in the hospital restaurant on Thursday, October 13, with staff available for discussions between 10am-noon, 2pm-5pm and 6pm-9pm.