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Gurnell Leisure Centre Re-development Public Consultation Meeting – 19th May 2016
ENVIRONMENT & CUSTOMER SERVICES
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Format of the evening • Welcome and Introductions Cllr Bassam Mahfouz Cabinet Member Transport, Environment & Leisure
Keith Townsend Executive Director Environment & Customer Services
Chris Bunting Assistant Director Leisure
Jonathan Kirby Assistant Director Major Projects
• Presentation and introduction of the Project
• Questions to be taken after the presentation
• Question and Answer session
• All questions will be captured in a Frequently Asked Questions Document
• Summary and next consultation event dates
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Introduction Cllr Mahfouz • Exciting news that Ealing Council are continuing to invest in
Sports Leisure and Recreational facilities at a challenging time for
local authorities – a circa £65m programme across the borough
• This includes investment of an estimated £37.7m into a flagship
leisure centre and outdoor sport and recreation provision at
Gurnell
• These facilities will provide:
• High quality publically accessible facilities
• Provide activity programmes to meet customer needs
• Contribute to healthy lifestyles and public health agendas
• Opportunities for outreach programmes to work with the
community
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Context & Background
• The investment in Gurnell is supported by the Labour Party
Manifesto and the Councils Corporate Plan
• Re-development of Gurnell features in the adopted Sports Facility
Strategy (2012-2021) approved by Sport England
• Cabinet have agreed to invest £12.5m into the scheme to confirm
out commitment to delivery of this project
• Council has successfully delivered the replacements of £12m
Northolt Leisure Centre and the £15m Everyone Active Acton
Centre
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Consultation & Ongoing Engagement
• Motion agreed at Full Council Meeting April 16
• Dedicated webpage & email
• Consultation with National Governing Bodies (NGB’s), Leisure
Operators & Ealing Swim Club
• Consultation events – May to October 2016
• Planning Application Statutory Consultation Period
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Decision Making
• Replacement of Gurnell discussed as far back as 2010
• Ealing 2012 to 2021 Facility Strategy – formerly adopted
• Cabinet March 2015 – Replacement of Gurnell LC
• Cabinet July 2015 – Replacement of Gurnell LC update
• Cabinet November 2015 – Replacement of Gurnell Legal
update
• Cabinet May 2016 - Replacement of Gurnell Finance Strategy
update
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Demand - Chris Bunting (AD Leisure)
• LBE Sports Facility Strategy 2012 to 2021
• Ealing’s commitment to a 50m pool has been long standing
• Largest swimming club in the country Ealing Swimming Club
circa 1800 members & 3712 enrolled on Learn to Swim School
• Strategy so far has delivered the successful replacement of
Northolt Swimarama and Acton Baths.
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Key points
• Wonderful opportunity to invest £37.7m into new leisure facilities,
which is the core priority of this project.
• Enhancement of the wider Open Space, with the re-provision of
an enhanced play area, skate park and BMX facility.
• Key considerations driving the new Leisure centre investment
• Capital
• Revenue
• Customer offer
• Time frames
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Current Aging Facility
• Gurnell LC built in 1981 – Standard operational life 30 years
• Significant funds spent on reactive maintenance and major
facility cost due – Roof, Mechanical and Electrical plant etc
• Full roof replacement of £5m just one example
• Full refurbishment costs are estimated at 80% of replacement
• Limited ability to add additional facilities and enhance the offer
• Full refurbishment will require a closure of the facility of approx
2 years
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Financial Sustainability
• Destination facility with a high end customer offer
• Gurnell LC currently costs circa £250k per year excluding major
plant and facility replacement capital costs.
• The proposed facility mix of the new centre will generate an
operating surplus
• Flexible space to meet changing demands & future trends
• Operators input and experience – GLL (150 centres) and
Everyone Active (117 centres)
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Proposed Facility Mix & Customer Offer
• Enhanced facilities such as:
• 50m 10 lane pool – highly flexible space
• Fun leisure and recreational pool space
• Larger Gym facility to cater for all
• Increased Studio provision to offer wider programme and
flexibility
• Better Changing Facilities to meet Ealing’s Population needs
• Café facilities
• Soft play provision
• Improved outdoor facilities – play ground, skate park, BMX,
distance markers, trim trails
• Landscaping and enhanced open space for recreation
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Ground Floor
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Project Costs (Jonathan Kirby AD Major Projects)
Item Leisure
Centre
Cost*
Enabling
Funding
Contribution
Council
Contribution **
Leisure Centre £36.700m -
-
Skate Park, Play Ground,
Wider Park Area &
Associated Costs
£1.000m -
-
Gurnell Scheme
450 Private Rental and
Private Sale
- £25.200m
-
Sub Total
£37.700m
£12.500m
*Costs based upon current site information, early stages of design and planning having not
been secured
** Subject to Call in
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A balanced approach: • The council are not in a positon to fully fund £37.7m of cost without
the contribution from enabling development
• The council are working together across a number of departments
and Cabinet adopted strategies to meet borough wide objectives
• Councils use enabling development to meet a number of council
objectives
• A range of property tenures are required to meet the needs of the
boroughs population as a whole: Social Housing, Private Rental &
Sale
• Ealing one of the few London Boroughs meeting its housing targets
for a range of tenures
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A Balanced Approach cont:
• Housing Commission report approved at Cabinet on April 24th 2012
• The Council’s 2013 Strategic Market Housing Assessment identified
a significant annual shortfall of 1,995 new homes of all tenures
• The Council wishes to build more new homes over a range of
tenures, including affordable and private rent
• The Council’s evidence base shows that demand for housing in
Ealing continues to be high across all tenures.
• Affordability is a major issue and makes it difficult for residents to
access homes in the private sector to buy or rent.
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A balanced approach cont:
• Ealing are working with Be:Here on a mixed development approach
• Ealing has recognised the importance of the Private Rented Sector
(PRS) – Current scheme over 50% PRS
• The Council’s Private Rented Sector Housing Strategy 2014-2019
has identified 4 key priorities:
• Increase the supply of private housing
• Support residents to access affordable, well managed private rented homes
• Improve the condition of private housing through regulation
• Develop strong partnerships to support the private housing sector
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• Current proposal is within the current Hard standing – no
loss of Metropolitan Open Space – underground car park
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Planning Considerations and supporting
information
• The following items will be address over the coming months and
supporting information will be submitted with the planning
application
• Flood risk
• Transport/Cycling/Parking
• Metropolitan Open Land consideration
• Affordable housing/PRS a general property mix
• Wider site and links to open space, Sport and recreational
• Heights density
• Ecology
• Sustainability
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Indicative Timetable
Date Activity
Feb - July 16 Design development and planning application
worked up
May – Oct16 Community Consultation programme, Web page,
FAQ etc
Nov 2016 Planning application submitted
March 2017 Planning determination
April 2017 Indicative Facility closing Date
April 2017 Site decommissioning
Dec 2018 Estimated 20 month construction and fit out
(Leisure)
Jan/Mar 2019 Opening (Leisure)
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Ealing Hounslow Brent Hammersmith
& Fulham
Harrow Hillingdon
Northolt
Leisure
Centre
Brentford
Fountain
Leisure
Centre
Willesden
Sports Centre
Phoenix Fitness
Centre and
Janet Adegoke
Swimming Pool
Hatch End
Swimming
Pool
Botwell Green
Sports and
Leisure Centre
Gurnell
Leisure
Centre
New Chiswick
Pool
Vale Farm
Sports Centre
Fulham Pools Harrow
Leisure
Centre
Highgrove Pool
and Fitness
Centre
Everyone
Active Acton
Centre
Heston Pool Hillingdon
Sports and
Leisure
Complex
Dormer Wells
Leisure
Centre
Isleworth
Recreation
Centre
Hanworth Air
Park Leisure
Centre
West London Leisure Provision
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Summary
• Ealing council are looking to invest £37.7m into a new state of the
art flagship leisure facility via enabling development.
• This will ensure that these enhanced facilities are there for current
and future generations.
• A balanced approach is being taken for housing tenures to meet
leisure centre cost
• Consultation and engagement will be ongoing, throughout the
project
• The council has a vast level of experience and successful delivery
of leisure centre projects
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Opportunity for Questions?
All questions will be compiled and added to the existing
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ document)
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Contact Information
• Website: www.ealing.gov.uk/gurnell
• Email: [email protected]
• Dates of next meetings:
Thursday 9th June – 6:30-8:30pm
Thursday 14th July – 6:30-8:30pm
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