TSB Pool Complex demolition starting soon

After serving the district faithfully for decades as a much-loved community venue for fitness and fun, we’re finally saying farewell to the old TSB Pool Complex in King Edward Park with demolition of the facility starting on Monday 17 February.

As well as having exceeded its design life (and looking every bit its age and more) the building has been identified as earthquake prone.

Council asked the community what they would like to happen to the facility as part of the Long Term Plan (LTP) 2024-34 process. Feedback was mixed, with a little over half wanting to see it demolished and the rest wanting nothing to be done, or for a seismic assessment carried out and expressions of interest put out to the community to re-purpose the building.

Earthquake strengthening and re-purposing the building would come at a significant cost to ratepayers. After much deliberation, Elected Members chose to demolish the facility and return this area of King Edward Park back to a grassed space.

Any proposed future development of the area would undergo community consultation. Watch this (green) space!

Follow our demolition project on YourSay.Stratford.govt.nz

Demolition details

• Demolition will start on Monday 17 February and will take 6 weeks, depending on the weather.
• The Fenton Street footbridge will be closed during this time due to its close proximity to the demolition site.
• All demolition activities will occur Monday to Friday between 7am and 5pm.
• The crew working on site will make every effort to minimise disruption for surrounding residents.
• We’ll ensure work’s being undertaken safely but please do your part by not entering the building / demolition site without approval.
• If you have any questions about the demolition process, please call us on 06 765 6099.