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, softp

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