Redevelopment plans submitted for Ealing’s Gurnell Leisure Centre

A planning application has been submitted for a new leisure facility to replace the existing Gurnell Leisure Centre in Ealing, London.

The “radically new” designs for the centre have been drawn up by a team led by GT3 Architects and include a 50-metre swimming pool, learner pool and leisure water area, alongside a gym with studio spaces and a climbing wall.

Built in the 1970s, Gurnell Leisure Centre’s declining state led to its permanent closure in August 2020. Plans to redevelop – or rebuild – the centre have been on hold since 2021, when previous proposals for a new centre were rejected by Ealing Council’s planning committee.

The fresh plans submitted to the council, led by GT3, have seen the residential element being reduced.