Plans for the dual-use Grassmarket Sports Centre have been given the green light by the City of Edinburgh Council.
The application for the £4m development was submitted by George Heriots Trust, on behalf of the private school George Heriot, which will share the facilities with the public.
LDN Architects designed the two-storey centre to include a fitness suite, a five-court sports hall, changing rooms and training room as well as a multi-purpose studio space and viewing area.
The proposed site for the centre, at the back of the school grounds on Lauriston Place, is the former Edinburgh College of Art Grassmarket Campus, which the school acquired last year. An existing building will be demolished to make way for the sports facility.
The centre has been designed to complement its historic surroundings in the Old Town Conservation Area.
A spokesperson for the school said: "The new facility is primarily for the benefit of the school, but the governors hope it will become a popular resource for the local community as well."
The development is part of the school's masterplan to improve educational facilities. Future plans are understood to include a new swimming pool alongside the centre, as the school's current pool is not suitable for teaching competitive swimming.
Construction work is expected to begin in the middle of 2009.
Plans for the dual-use Grassmarket Sports Centre have been given the green light by the City of Edinburgh Council.
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Plans for the dual-use Grassmarket Sports Centre have been given the green light by the City of Edinburgh Council.
The application for the £4m development was submitted by George Heriots Trust, on behalf of the private school George Heriot, which will share the facilities with the public.
LDN Architects designed the two-storey centre to include a fitness suite, a five-court sports hall, changing rooms and training room as well as a multi-purpose studio space and viewing area.
The proposed site for the centre, at the back of the school grounds on Lauriston Place, is the former Edinburgh College of Art Grassmarket Campus, which the school acquired last year. An existing building will be demolished to make way for the sports facility.
The centre has been designed to complement its historic surroundings in the Old Town Conservation Area.
A spokesperson for the school said: "The new facility is primarily for the benefit of the school, but the governors hope it will become a popular resource for the local community as well."
The development is part of the school's masterplan to improve educational facilities. Future plans are understood to include a new swimming pool alongside the centre, as the school's current pool is not suitable for teaching competitive swimming.
Construction work is expected to begin in the middle of 2009.
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Complaints about group exercise have become a thing of the past for the Reynolds Group
thanks to its partnership with CoverMe, a digital platform that simplifies group exercise
and PT management for clubs and instructors.
In today's competitive fitness landscape, the key to success lies not only in providing
exceptional facilities but also in cultivating meaningful interactions with members.
Sport Alliance, a Hamburg-based provider of innovative software solutions and services to
gyms and fitness suites, has announced the acquisition of PerfectGym, the international
software provider to fitness and leisure businesses.