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03-08-2025
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Council shelves £1.2m leisure centre plans
Councillors have shelved £1.2m of decarbonisation plans for a leisure centre after a meeting heard it would not reduce costs. Members of Torridge District Council in Devon were told although a new installation at Holsworthy Leisure Centre would achieve "substantial" carbon savings, it could actually cost more to run the facility over time, said the Local Democracy Reporting Service. The centre will now not have its 13-year-old oil boilers replaced with an air source heat pump system for heating the swimming pool and sports hall. Councillors were satisfied other energy efficiency measures that were installed over the past seven months were doing enough. More news stories for Devon Listen to the latest news for Devon These measures included a new roof and doors, triple glazing, solar panels and draft proofing. Adrian Redwood, major projects manager for the council, said the boilers were performing adequately and he expected them to continue to function without being too stressed. He said changing areas were reinstated and a new combined air source heat pump and ventilation system would "significantly improve" the internal environment and comfort levels. The work so far was largely funded by grants from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, the Rural Prosperity Fund and Sport England, it said. Follow BBC Devon on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@ More on this story Future of Devon town is under the spotlight Council changes design plans for historic wharf Related internet links Torridge District Council
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03-08-2025
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Devon council shelves £1.2m leisure centre plans
Councillors have shelved £1.2m of decarbonisation plans for a leisure centre after a meeting heard it would not reduce of Torridge District Council in Devon were told although a new installation at Holsworthy Leisure Centre would achieve "substantial" carbon savings, it could actually cost more to run the facility over time, said the Local Democracy Reporting centre will now not have its 13-year-old oil boilers replaced with an air source heat pump system for heating the swimming pool and sports were satisfied other energy efficiency measures that were installed over the past seven months were doing enough. These measures included a new roof and doors, triple glazing, solar panels and draft Redwood, major projects manager for the council, said the boilers were performing adequately and he expected them to continue to function without being too said changing areas were reinstated and a new combined air source heat pump and ventilation system would "significantly improve" the internal environment and comfort work so far was largely funded by grants from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, the Rural Prosperity Fund and Sport England, it said.
