Introduction
In February 2008 the Mayor of Lewisham approved the redevelopment of the Forest Hill Pools site to bring new leisure facilities to Forest Hill. The new leisure centre will include a six lane 25m pool and dry fitness facilities, and the redevelopment may include some new homes.
Three concepts for the redevelopment of the site have been produced reflecting varying levels of housing and leisure provision.
The Design
The shape and layout of the buildings in all three options are designed to take advantage of the site's nature and location, for example:
- curved leisure building line creates pedestrian space and celebrates the library
- new approach from town centre opens up pedestrian space on Dartmouth road and created new public square
- main entrance faces the town centre, bringing more activity to the area, animating the surrounding spaces and bringing more custom to local businesses.
To see pictures of the redevelopment options click on the links belows or for more detailed information please see the documents on the right hand side of this page.
Option 1
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- no housing or retail space
- smaller leisure building
- basic leisure facilities
- limited community space
- large open green space.
Option 2
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- new housing on line of Salcombe House
- larger leisure building
- increased leisure facilities
- increased community space
- small retail space.
Option 3
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- new housing as in option 2 plus a further feature building which acts as a local landmark
- large leisure building with a link to the library
- extensive leisure facilities
- large community space
- larger retail space.