Issue - meetings

Splashes Leisure Centre

Meeting: 08/06/2021 - Cabinet (Item 5)

Minutes:

Background:

This report requested Cabinet approval for the demolition of the existing Splashes Leisure Centre building to allow for a future Leisure facility on that site. The report also requested that part of the existing capital budget allocated to Splashes be used to fund the demolition costs of £343,000 and that the name of the scheme be changed to Splashes Replacement.

The report advised that should approval be given for the demolition of the existing facility, a further report would be presented to a future meeting of the Cabinet in relation to the business case and any further capital addition required.

*Decision number:*	*Decision:*
56/2021	The Cabinet approved the demolition of the existing Splashes Leisure Centre building, Option 2 of the report, to allow for a future Leisure facility on that site.
57/2021	The Cabinet agreed that the demolition costs of £343,000, inclusive of professional fees, are funded from the existing £5 million capital scheme, Splashes Refurbishment 2020/21, to enable the demolition of the existing Splashes Leisure Centre building for future development on that site.
58/2021	The Cabinet agreed that the existing Splashes scheme, Splashes Refurbishment 2020/21, be renamed Splashes Replacement.

Reasons:

To enable the demolition of Splashes Leisure Centre and remove the risks of building collapse, vandalism / anti-social behaviour and ongoing maintenance costs.