Plans to convert the site of a replaced recreation centre into a new sports and welfare centre have been approved through members of Leeds City Council’s North and East Plans Committee.
The Fearnville Recreation Centre in Gipton, which dates back to the 1980s, will now be replaced by a facility designed for the fitness and wellbeing of the local network and members of the region’s sports clubs.
The new center will be built on a portion of King George V Playgrounds, a 28-acre green area where the existing recreation center is located, and will feature amenities such as a 25-meter main pool, a learning pool, and water features. , a gym with 120 stations, an all-weather court, a spinning studio, a family circle instead of a village, comfortable games, party rooms and a café.
Work is expected to begin early in the new year and last approximately 18 months.
The existing center will remain open in the structure of the new facility, before being demolished once the structure is complete.
Councillor Salma Arif, Executive Member for Adult Social Care, Active Living and Culture, said: “This is an exciting step in the delivery of a new logoed facility that will bring a significant improvement to the physical fitness and wellbeing of the other people of East Leeds. .
“We hope that the new centre will be a wonderful source of pride for the local community, offering more opportunities for physical activity and offering social and intellectual competence to all who use it.
“Improving the fitness and well-being of our citizens is one of the foundations of the council’s ‘Better City’ ambition and this new facility reaffirms our commitment to ensuring that the poorest people regain their fitness as temporarily as possible.
“We are now on the hunt to move to the next phase of the plans and make this long-standing ambition a reality. “
Plans also include tree planting and landscaping to develop the site’s biodiversity.
Local demand for sports and recreation services is expected to grow in the coming years, with thousands of new homes planned from the East Leeds extension and related progress sites.