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Land secured for new Dover District Leisure Centre

Wednesday, 1 March 2017
Dover District Council has secured two hectares of land at Honeywood Parkway in Whitfield for the new £26m Dover District Leisure Centre. A planning application is expected to be submitted later this month.

Land secured for new Dover District Leisure Centre
The plans for the new leisure centre are well advanced with BAM Construction appointed to a pre-construction contract in January 2017, joining a team of architects, designers and specialist engineering consultants working on the detailed design phase.

The new leisure centre will provide the only eight lane swimming pool in the district with a competition standard pool and spectator seating for 250. Facilities will also include a learner pool with moveable floor, 4-court sports hall, squash courts, multi-function room, fitness gym, fitness studios, clip ‘n’ climb wall, and a café. Outside there will be two 3G artificial pitches for five-a-side football, and a minimum of 250 parking spaces.

Cllr Trevor Bartlett, portfolio holder for property management, said: "This is another significant milestone on our journey to provide the district with a modern leisure facility. We're making good progress on the detailed design which will be available to view with the full planning application later this month."

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