King Alfred, Hove
- Alternative Vision -
Save and Expand

We are a team of passionate Brighton and Hove residents who are campaigning for a realistic, community-led alternative vision to Brighton & Hove City Council’s plans for the King Alfred Leisure Centre site in Hove.

Why we're objecting to the Council's proposal:

• a reduction in usable leisure space of around 45% and a major reduction in family and leisure water space

• a significant loss in flexible indoor activity space, reducing the ability for multiple sports and community uses to take place simultaneously. 

• severe limitations on the number and range of sports activities that can be provided for

Our alternative scheme provides:

• a balanced, future-facing vision that preserves the site’s legacy while enhancing public benefit

• a 50m swimming pool and preserves family and leisure water space

• a seafront-focused design which optimises the site's spectacular location & includes promenade frontage

We believe the existing building can and should be retained, upgraded, and expanded—not demolished and replaced with high-rise flats and a significantly smaller leisure facility.

We support:

✅ Modernising the existing, structurally-sound King Alfred building while expanding the site’s potential as a sustainable, inclusive sports, leisure, and cultural hub

✅ Offering up to four times more community value for half the cost of the Council’s proposed new build

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Let’s fight for a leisure centre the whole city can be proud of