New Deakin swimming pool

The ACT Planning and Land Authority (ACTPLA) has approved, with conditions, a development application for the new Deakin swimming pool.

The approval allows the lessee to construct two new 25 metre pools and associated amenities and to increase the overall floor area to 18,051 square metres for Unit 17. It also allows for a new three-storey commercial building above the pool.

The development application was assessed against the requirements of the Territory Plan.

The development approval conditions include measures to speed up completion dates for development and agreements for the maintenance and operation of two swimming pools by the lessee.

The indoor pools will provide for lap swimmers, learn to swim classes and therapeutic pool uses.

The pool closed last year. In response to strong community concern about the closure, the ACT Government asked ACTPLA to negotiate with the lessees with a view to establishing a new, modern, swimming facility on the site.