Halifax Leisure Centre plans enter final design stage

A project to build a new leisure centre for Halifax town centre has taken a major step forward, as Calderdale Council has appointed a contractor to focus on the final designs, costings and programme ahead of construction.

According to the council, the project has been refined to ensure it will be financially sustainable and delivers facilities which are accessible, support health and wellbeing, boost the local economy and contribute to Calderdale’s Climate Action Plan.

Following a tender process, Tilbury Douglas Construction has been appointed as a contractor to deliver the detailed designs for the project.

The new centre will include a six-lane, main swimming pool with spectator seating, a learner pool, a refurbished eight-court sports hall, a 120-station fitness suite, three multi-functional studios, adedicated cycling studio, a children’s soft play and adventure area and a café and community area.

There will also be wellbeing spaces, where health and community partners can locate their services creating closer integration between health, leisure and active wellbeing.

The facility will feature a wide range of energy-efficient, sustainable features, contributing 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.