Plans submitted for £7 million Sheffield leisure complex

A full planning application has been submitted for Sheffield’s North Active Complex, including a new leisure centre and swimming pool in the north of the city.

The North Active complex, proposed for a corner of Thorncliffe Recreation Ground in High Green, is set to include a six-lane 25m swimming pool, a separate learner pool, a multi-use studio and a fitness suite, over two levels.

It will also house several health consulting rooms, treatment rooms and space for other services, such as podiatry, as part of the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM), which is a 2012 Olympic Legacy project.

Sheffield City Council is set to invest around £2.5 million into North Active, alongside partner contributions from the NCSEM, Ecclesfield Parish Council and a potential contribution from Sport England. The total cost of the scheme will be around £7 million.

If planning permission is granted in January, work on the leisure complex could begin as soon as February, with a provisional opening date pencilled in for February 2016.

Councillor Isobel Bowler, Sheffield City Council’s Cabinet Member for Culture, Sport and Leisure said: “If approved this plan will provide a modern health and leisure complex in the north of our city, aimed at helping people to become more physically active.

“The investment will dramatically improve the quality of leisure facilities in the area, which will increase participation levels and therefore improve health.

“At the same time, a new facility will have lower running costs than older facilities offering affordability into the future. We are very grateful to our partners who together are supporting more than half of the build costs.

“Our partnership with the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine will offer a major opportunity to bring together health services and activity under one roof. This concept will be also be adopted at Concord Sports Centre and the redeveloped Graves Tennis and Leisure Centre.”

“With the plans also being worked up for Graves and redevelopment work already started at Concord, this is the city’s biggest investment in new leisure facilities for many years.”

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