Decision details

To agree a preferred site for a new leisure centre for Canada Water and to authorise public consultation about the proposal, taking into account the scrutiny recommendations.

Note:

Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 7 September 2015 considered the call-in of the decision and the committee resolved that its recommendations be formally referred to the cabinet member for regeneration and new homes for consideration.

Overview and Scrutiny Committee met further on 20 October 2015 and received a report back from the cabinet member for regeneration and new homes on the site for a new leisure centre at Canada Water and have submitted additional recommendations for the cabinet member to consider.  See report from overview and scrutiny committee dated 10 November 2015 below.

The cabinet member is asked to consider the recommendations of overview and scrutiny committee and take a decision on the preferred site for location of the new leisure centre at Canada Water and to authorise public consultation about the proposal. 

The decision will not be subject to a further scrutiny call-in process and will be implementable once notice of the decision is given.

That the decision on the site for the location of the new Canada Water leisure centre be paused for one month (for the reasons set out in the letter to the chair of overview and scrutiny committee, attached to the record of decision).