Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure & Sport, Councillor Oliver Lewis

Officer: Interim Corporate Director Sustainable Communities, Regeneration & Economic Recovery, Sarah Hayward

Key decision: yes

The Leader of the Council delegated authority to the Cabinet to make the following decisions:

RESOLVED: To

1.            Note and give due regard to the findings from the public consultation set out in the report.

2.            Confirm the decision taken at 18^th October 2021 Cabinet to not reopen Purley Leisure Centre.

3.            Accommodate leisure centre users in Waddon, New Addington and Monks Hill, including disability sport provision and swim schools in Waddon Leisure Centre.

Cllr Lewis reminded colleagues of previous decisions and steps taken to improve the council’s leisure offer. He outlined results of the consultation and noted the findings as set out in the report. Improved access would be provided for other centres for current users.

Cllr Bains questioned whether the decision had already been made despite the consultation and was informed that costs to bring the centre up to an operational standard were unfeasible and would keep it operating at a loss and a poor use of public money.

Members agreed the recommendations of the report.

The Leader of the Council delegated authority to the Cabinet to make the following decisions:

RESOLVED: To

1.     Note and give due regard to the findings from the public consultation set out in the report.

2.     Confirm the decision taken at 18th October 2021 Cabinet to not reopen Purley Leisure Centre.

3.    Accommodate leisure centre users in Waddon, New Addington and  
  Monks Hill, including disability sport provision and swim schools in   
  Waddon Leisure Centre.