Proposed New Sports & Leisure Centre: Have your Say

Posted on 8 Jan 2025

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External view of the proposed new Sports and Leisure Centre

The proposed new Sports & Leisure Centre for Stevenage will bring together sports, leisure and swimming facilities under one roof. They are currently provided at Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre, and Stevenage Swimming Centre.

The feedback helped us shape the new facility and we have been working with Morgan Sindall and FaulknerBrowns Architects on the designs for the new building.

This consultation closed on 6 December 2024 but you can still view the proposals by downloading the document below.

New Sports & Leisure Centre Boards - pdf (5.5 MB) - opens document in new window

The facility will encompass swimming, studios and gym space with flexible sports and leisure facilities, along with a café, soft play and interactive water play area in a modern building that champions sustainability and accessibility.

Below are a series of Frequently Asked Questions relating to the proposals.

Proposed New Sports & Leisure Centre: Have your Say

What is the new Sports & Leisure Centre?

How will it be different to our current facilities?

Why is it needed?

Who is paying for this?

Where will it be located?

Is the building to be built on the site of Bowes Lyon House and the skatepark?

What will the new facility include?

Will the building include a theatre?

When will it be opening?

Will residents get discounted rates?

Will there be an increase in prices?

Will it be accessible for all?

Will the new facility meet the needs of disabled residents in the borough?

Who will manage the facility?

Will it be larger than the existing sites?

Will it disturb Town Centre Gardens? What is being done to protect the space?

Will the building encroach into the Town Centre Gardens?

How will people access the facility from the town centre?

Will public transport stop outside?

Will there be parking onsite?

What will happen to the other services, such as the Healthy Hub, that operate in the existing building when the new building opens?

Will there be a break in the services through construction?

Will there be an Olympic size swimming pool?

Will there be diving boards?

Will there be interactive water play?

Will I have a chance to comment again?

What happens next?