Roz,
You make some good points about facade retention, but I would point out that it is not actually the facade of the pools building that people wish to retain, it is the superintendent's building at the front of the pools. This is a separate building and the structural integrity would not be such a major problem.

We do then have to ask what the building would be used for and I have found it difficult to imagine a use that would benefit the community (other than conversion to housing which I always think is a shame as the only way to preserve a building rather than a facade). You are also correct that there leaving the superintendents building in place would substantially reduce the options for what can be built on the site due to the poor use of space. Nasaroc has reasonably concluded that there is space for a new pool and leisure facility behind the superintendent's building and Louise House, plus taking over the pocket park. What there is not space for is housing to help fund the leisure facilities (other than in the two frontage buildings themselves).

The council have demonstrated that there is little money to be made from housing in Louise House and, although they have not provided figures, it would be reasonable to conclude that conversion of the Superintendent's Building to housing would also not make significant profits - more likely it would make a loss - even in the housing market of 2012, and therefore it would be completely counter productive.

I would like to see is a design that proves me wrong, that shows how we can keep both buildings and provide the swimming and leisure that residents want/need in Forest Hill. I am still keeping an open mind about this possibility and it is for this reason that I am neither in favour nor against demolition. I do not believe I have the necessary information and possible designs that enable me to take a position on this small part of a much bigger issue and I am not prepared to take a side until I understand what is on offer. This is why I was not prepared to sign the second petition despite signing the first.