Construction on a new general practitioner practice, which is currently housed in a structure of "worst quality," could start in October.
The Graham Road GP practice in Weston-super-Mare has received permission to expand with the renovation of the rugby club.
Up to 15,000 patients are anticipated to be accepted by the new practice.
Health officials had hoped to open the location in the spring of 2023, but delays in obtaining permission caused the process to be delayed.
According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, NHS England has allocated £3.2m for the closure and relocation of the surgery.
The integrated health board of the region's Tim James said: "We are working toward securing the site and beginning construction in October this year. ".
The original plan called for a two-story structure that would have been used only for the surgery; however, a five-story structure is now being considered, with Sirona and the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership occupying the top three floors.
The Graham Road practice currently resides in a Victorian structure that Mr. James described as "ageing and not ideal" and serves 11,700 patients, some of whom are among the area's most disadvantaged.
"We have found ourselves in a state where we have the worst quality estate serving a population who are more in need," said Dr. Chris Chubb, associate clinical director of Pier Health, a partnership of GP practices in Weston-super-Mare. ".
The good news is that the system acknowledged this, he continued. ".
The rugby club's location, which is across the railroad and less convenient than the Graham Road site, has drawn criticism from some quarters.
Transport was "the elephant in the room," according to Dr. Chubb, but parking would be simpler at the new location for the practice's fifty percent of patients who drive, and it would "mostly not be much longer" for the thirty percent of patients who walk.
In April, NHS England will receive a complete business case.
