Gosport Borough Council is pleased to announce that the final stage of preparations for the commencement of the building works for the new Gosport Leisure Park is now underway.
The Park, which will replace the ageing Holbrook Leisure Centre, will include:
- A new £7.2M Leisure Centre with swimming pool, sports hall and health & fitness suites
- All weather 5 and 7 a-side synthetic turf football pitches
- A new hotel
- A new pub and restaurant
- A replacement children’s play area and fitness trail
- Ancillary car parking and landscaping
A planning application to make some small revisions to the final scheme has been submitted and is now being advertised. The minor revisions deal with some small changes to the landscaping and to the elevational treatment of the Hotel.
The Council can announce that the Hotel provider has changed from Travel Lodge to Premier Inn.
The Leader of Gosport Council, Councillor Mark Hook said “I am absolutely delighted that building works will be commencing after Christmas. I know some people who constantly knock our Town said it would not happen but the new Leisure Park will be something all Gosport residents can be very proud of. The Council are working with four partners on a large number of complex legal documents and approvals which take a long time. But I have been determined to get the best for Gosport and not just rush things along for quick political gain. Gosport deserves the best. The change from Travel Lodge to Premier Inn is very positive and I must praise D C Leisure who has been excellent to work with.”
“Preliminary site investigation work has been ongoing and orders have now been placed for the steelwork for the new Leisure Centre and I look forward to the opening of the Centre in the Olympic year of 2012”.
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