Striking image of new £38m Regional Pool in Peterborough revealed

A striking new visual for a leisure centre earmarked to replace Peterborough’s Regional Pool has been revealed.
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Plans agreed by the city council are for the Regional Fitness & Indoor Swimming Centre in Bishop’s Road to be demolished, with a new facility to be built at Pleasure Fair Meadow Car Park in Oundle Road.

The new site is expected to deliver: an eight lane, 25m pool with 300 spectator seats; a 17mx15m teaching pool; a sauna; 350sqm of ‘leisure water’, with water features and a toddler splash area; a 175-station gym; two exercise studios, a yoga studio and a spin studio; a four-court sports hall and a soft-play area, as well as potentially a café.

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With the plans now progressing, the council has revealed a new artist’s impression showing what the building could look like once completed.

An artist's impression of the new regional poolAn artist's impression of the new regional pool
An artist's impression of the new regional pool

Works could begin in early 2022 and finish 18 months later, although this is seen as the best case scenario.

It has now been revealed that a planning application is expected to be submitted later this year.

The project is being pursued as the Regional Pool, which was built in 1976, is “reaching the end of its effective operational life as a leisure centre” and will cost £13.2 million just to be maintained over the next decade, meaning it would be more cost-effective to invest in a new facility.

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Fair Meadow is owned by the Peterborough Investment Partnership (PIP) - a joint venture between the council and Lucent Strategic Land Fund.

However, last December the council decided to buy the land to progress its plans for the site.

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