On the whole, I think the architects have done a grand job of fitting a viable leisure centre into a difficult site.

I've only three questions:

1. Unless I have misread the drawings, the site is fenced off from Louise House and the Library. Clearly, while Louise House is out of service, some perimeter security is necessary. However, if the Centre works and is heavily used, some related use of Louise House might be possible (for example, use of the old laundry block as a second studio, use of the main building for general meeting space, freeing up space in the Centre for more fitness activity etc, therapy rooms etc), and it is possible that such uses could generate an income stream which might go a little way to bringing Louise House back into viable use (might!). Even leaving aside this possibility, it might be useful from the start to have pedestrian access within the 'campus' between the library and the pools which might create more crossover use.

2. Did I at some stage see plans for tables and chairs outside the cafe? If this is to be done, some attention needs to be paid to the risk that outside opening hours these might become an attractive venue for street drinking and the like. One needs to be sure that the site is very accessible when open, but not when closed.

3 Parking on Dartmouth Road. Given many will arrive by car, I could see that parking on Dartmouth Road could become a problem after 6:30pm when restrictions end and the centre will be most heavily used. Either an extension of controlled hours, or double lining for some way might be desirable. (I'm being selfish as I live on Dartmouth Road and I could see my car blocked in every night by heavy parking). A residents' parking zone would be another option