The major revamp of a Cardiff leisure centre has been given the go-ahead despite a last minute attempt to defer the decision. Cardiff council's cabinet members agreed to approve upgrades to Pentwyn Leisure Centre at a meeting on Thursday, June 22.
The approval of the plans, subject to a consultation exercise, means the site will benefit from the installation of a new swimming pool, a new fitness gym, a 3G pitch and a café. However, the approved plans will also take away community meeting spaces at the centre and the new pool will be 1m deep, 8m wide and 20m in length - five metres less than what was originally proposed for the length.
Leader of the Liberal Democrats group at Cardiff Council, Cllr Rodney Berman, suggested that some residents felt short-changed. Although a part of him welcomed the plans coming forward, he added: "There are concerns out there... in particular whether the pool is a good enough replacement for the facilities they have had in the past."
