Council gives green light for Oasis changes

The Council says the decision is an "important first step" towards re-opening

Author: Adam FawcettPublished 27th Jan 2023

Plans to restore and re-glaze the dome roof of the Oasis Leisure Centre have been given the go ahead by council planners.

The building’s owners, SevenCapital, had to submit a formal application due to its grade 2 listed status.

It is now hoped that the centre can be revived, despite recently missing out on levelling up funding from central government that would have seen the building re-opened.

Leader of the Council, Councillor David Renard, said: “I am delighted the Listed Building Consent for the dome has been approved as this is an important first step towards our goal of seeing the Oasis reopened for families in Swindon to enjoy.

“However, there is still much work to be done. The cost of bringing the Oasis back into use is around three times higher than when SevenCapital first brought forward its plans for a brand-new, modern leisure centre due to the constraints of maintaining the existing dome structure now it has been listed."

The Oasis closed in November 2020, citing "extremely challenging operating conditions" due to the pandemic.

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