New swimming pool could open in Peterborough by 2028
It would feature a twenty-five metre, eight-lane pool, a learner pool, a fitness suite, health rooms and a café.
A new swimming pool for Peterborough could be open by 2028 after councillors approved a preferred option.
In March 2024, Peterborough City Council agreed to decommission and demolish the Regional Pool on Bishops Road due to structural and repair issues which meant the centre had reached the end of its natural life.
Following a feasibility study and engagement with stakeholders, the council put forward a preferred option of a 25-metre, eight-lane swimming pool to replace the old centre on Bishops Road.
At a meeting on October 14, cabinet members approved in principle this preferred option which is expected to cost £36 million.
As well as the main pool, this option would see poolside and balcony
seating for 300 seats, a 20-metre four-lane learner pool with a moveable floor,
café, softplay, Innerva health suite, community room and health rooms, and a fitness suite with 150 stations and studios.
Ian Phillips, head of communities at Peterborough City Council, told cabinet members that the pool could be open by 2028 if all goes to plan.
The swimming pool would require significant external funding from several sources before the project could be viable.
Earlier this year, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves unveiled in her Spending Review a new £240 million Growth Mission Fund and mentioned a new swimming pool in Peterborough as a project that could qualify for help.