Planning permission has been applied for by Trafford Council to refurbish the centre. It will be rebranded move Altrincham.
Every town or city needs a leisure centre for residents. It’s a place to learn to swim for the young, start a lifelong passion for sport and to keep active in later years.
Altrincham Leisure Centre has been in managed decline for years. Not any longer!
Planning permission as been applied for by Trafford Council to refurbish the centre. It will be rebranded move Altrincham.
If approved will have a 25m swimming pool, a 20m learner pool, a pool pod to improve accessibility, a combined lobby area with pool viewing and café, a wet village change, an inclusive changing places toilet and a health and wellbeing spa facility. There will also be a wellness assessment room, an enlarged fitness suite, fitness changing and dry change areas, two flexible studio spaces, an immersive indoor cycle studio, a four-court sports hall and storage, a gymnastics hub and staff rooms and offices.
The refurbishment could help kick start the developments on the eastern side of the tram station by raising the quality of the built environment. It will also reflect Altrincham’s status as one of the best towns in the UK.
The new mix of facilities has been developed with support from Sport England, to deliver long-term sustainable leisure provision that gives the best health and wellbeing outcomes for residents – a long term commitment to the local community from Trafford Council.
If planning is granted the refurbishment would take up to 18 months. The centre is planned to be closed over Christmas 2022 to prepare for the building works with full works to start in 2023.
Jo Cherrett is CEO of Trafford Leisure, a community interest company wholly owned by Trafford Council, which manages leisure in Trafford on behalf of Trafford Council. She says: “The application for planning permission marks another step forward in bringing modern and sustainable leisure facilities to the people of Trafford.”
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