Sports Facilities Investment Plan (SFIP)

The decision to build a new facility for the city forms part of Brighton & Hove’s Sports Facilities Investment Plan. The plan was drawn up following an extensive online public consultation exercise in 2020.

In January 2021 we asked residents about their experiences of the existing facilities and their expectations for the future. 83% of respondents agreed that ‘the council should replace some of the older sports facilities in the city with better designed, more modern, more efficient, new ones'.

A swimmer does front crawl in a pool. They are between two blue lane ropes.

We approved the Sports Facilities Investment Plan in July 2021. We established a cross-party Members’ Working Group to oversee the development of the plan. The Group will provide governance and oversight to the King Alfred project.

We're working to make sure the new facility:

  • serves the needs of residents
  • offers modern and sustainable facilities

Previous projects

Previous projects to replace the King Alfred Centre have not been successful. The last project ended when the developer, Crest Nicolson, withdrew in 2020.

We're planning the current project to make sure that lessons are learnt from the previous projects. We want to provide as much certainty as possible that this time the project will be a success.