£20m Deal Leisure Centre gets green light

Dover District Council’s (DDC) cabinet has given the final go ahead for the £20m Deal Leisure Centre. Located in the town of Deal, the new venue will replace the Tides Leisure Centre pool building. The final approval will allow construction to begin and follows full planning permission being granted in August 2025.

Construction work is set to begin shortly and the demolition of the old centre is now well underway.

DDC has appointed Everyone Active to manage the new centre, which is expected to open in the summer of 2027. Facilities at Deal Leisure Centre will include a six-lane, 25m swimming pool with a viewing area, a toddler splash pad and a large health club with a 100-station gym floor, two exercise studios, indoor cycling studio and a power-assisted fitness suite equipped by Innerva.