Cabinet Gives Green Light to Ladywood Aquatics Centre Study

I am delighted to report that the City council Cabinet has given the go ahead for a full feasibility study into the proposed Aquatics Centre in the heart of Birmingham.

The centre, as I blogged about here, is set for land next to the Nelson School opposite the NIA. It will contain a 50m pool, leisure pool, climbing wall, gym, sports hall, 5-a-side and 11-a-side football facilities and community rooms. I am impressed with the way that residents' concerns about parking have already been addressed within the plans.

Despite Labour's claims to the contrary, local residents have insisted to me this is their preferred location. It will encourage public transport use and be a terrific use of land which suffers from anti-social problems.