Elephant and Castle - Provision of a New Leisure Facility

• The layout of the building will be designed to ensure the main entrance isorientated towards the Elephant & Castle.• The new leisure facility will be car free except for disabled parking provisionrequired to meet Southwark Plan requirements. The facility will also be requiredto be fully DDA compliant.• The massing of the proposed building will be guided by its relationship to theexisting residential properties in particular on Brook Drive and sunlight / daylightimpacts will be tested through the next stage of the design process prior to thesubmission of a planning application.• The external appearance of the building will be required to be compatible to itssurroundings whilst remaining functional and sustainable.• The new facility will be required to comply with London and Southwark Plansustainability requirements and relevant building control standards. This might beachieved via the MUSCo if those proposals are agreed by the council or if not analternative plan will be developed as part of the planning submission.2. Leisure facility budget and cash flowA Capital bid of £20m has been made and the provision of this facility will bemanaged within that total. This comprises of £19m construction costs and £1mproject contingency. Based on the draft programme current estimated cash flow is asfollows:• 2010/11 £0.2m• 2011/12 £1m• 2012/13 £11.8m• 2013/14 £6.5m• 2014/15 £0.5mA pre-planning budget will be required to progress design work and survey work upto the point of submission of a planning application and this will be reported as part ofthe capital programme bid. At this stage a report will be provided to the ProjectExecutive, Cabinet Member for Culture Leisure Sport and the Olympics and the