Refined designs submitted for Halifax Leisure Centre

Delivery of the new Halifax Leisure Centre is a step closer, after the latest designs were submitted for planning approval.

Calderdale Council said it has “refined the designs” to ensure the project is financially and environmentally sustainable, as well as accessible and affordable.

The revised plans means that the facility will now include a six-lane swimming pool with spectator seating, a learner pool with a viewing and seating area, a refurbished eight-court sports hall, a 120-station fitness suite, two multi-functional studios, a dedicated cycling studio, a children’s soft play and adventure area, a tag game arena and a café and community area. There will also be a wet changing village and a Changing Places facility for disabled people, as well as separate dry change facilities for sports hall and gym use.

The centre will include several environmentally-friendly design and operational elements in order for it to contribute to Calderdale’s Climate Action Plan – and the borough’s target for net zero carbon emissions by 2038. These include air source heat pumps to provide energy-efficient, low-carbon heat.

Calderdale Council was awarded £12.2 million from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund towards the new Halifax Leisure Centre.