Sport and leisure facilities in Queen’s Park

Update - February 2015

Planning permission has been granted for new sports and leisure facilities in Queen's Park. Brent Council’s planning committee approved plans to redevelop Moberly Sports Centre on 9 April 2014 and Westminster City Council for the Jubilee and Queen's Park Gardens sites on 22 April 2014.

Work is due to begin later this year. Jubilee Sports Centre will remain open during this time.

New centre at Moberly

• a 25m swimming pool plus an additional studio pool with a moveable floor to provide flexible use
• an 8-court sports hall with seating for 500 spectators for wider community and competition uses
• a large health and fitness facility
• three exercise/dance studios
• a multi-use hall including martial arts
• a community activity room for meetings
• a multi sensory and soft play provision for children’s parties
• a boxing hall facility
• a spa and health suite
• a cafe

Jubilee Community Sports Facility

• a 3 court sports hall
• an exercise studio
• a community meeting room

Queen's Park Gardens

• new free to access outdoor gym equipment has been installed in the park
• the multi use games area has been upgraded and floodlighting will be installed in the next few weeks

St Augustine's school

• new synthetic pitch has been completed and will replace the facility at Moberly

Funding

The new facilities will be funded by the council's development partner Willmott Dixon through the creation of 71 new homes at the Moberly site and 84 new homes on the Jubilee site including high quality replacement affordable homes.

Estimated timeline

The timeline is indicative and may be subject to change as the project progresses.

Sign up for email updates

To receive email updates on the project please email activequeenspark@westminster.gov.uk with the 'Register' in the subject line.

If you are a neighbour of either Moberly or Jubilee sites, Willmott Dixon will send you a newsletter prior to starting building works outlining timescales and contact details. Willmott Dixon is a member of the Considerate Constructors Scheme.

Community groups and clubs

If you are a community group who currently uses the facilities at Moberly, we can help you to find an alternative venue during the refurbishment. We will also help groups who use Jubilee to find new venues following the redevelopment.

Speak to leisure centre staff or email activequeenspark@westminster.gov.uk for more information.

Membership

We will continue to offer affordable sports and leisure activities and membership packages.

Nearby facilities

Jubilee Sports Centre will remain open whilst Moberly is being redeveloped and a full timetable for redevelopment will be available in the coming weeks.

During the building work you can also use nearby centres:

• Academy Sport, Torquay Street, W2 5EZ
  Nearest tube: Royal Oak/Warwick Avenue
• Jubilee Sports Centre, Caird Street, W10 4RR
  Nearest tube: Queen’s Park/Westbourne Park
• Little Venice Sports Centre, 10 Crompton Street, W2 1ND
  Nearest tube: Edgware Road/Warwick Avenue
• The Porchester Centre, Queensway, W2 5HS
  Nearest Tube: Royal Oak/Bayswater/Queensway
• Seymour Leisure Centre, Seymour Place, W1H 5TJ
  Nearest tube: Edgware Road/Marylebone/Paddington