ED0390-25 - Cranbrook Leisure, Health and Wellbeing Campus

Cranbrook is located to the East of Exeter, in close proximity to Exeter Airport has already seen rapid development, with 1,800 new homes built and occupied, two schools for more than 1,400 pupils completed, a railway station and neighbourhood centre together with country park completed by the end of 2019. The Cranbrook Development Plan Document allocates land for around 6,500 additional homes and 18,000 or more residents.

In addition, the Second New Community proposed within East Devon is located within the Cranbrook Leisure catchment area and proposes up to 10,000 new homes.

In October 2024 East Devon District Councils (EDDC) Strategic Planning Committee endorsed a masterplan for Cranbrook town centre. The masterplan sets out where the main uses will be located and high-level principles for the form and feel of Cranbrook town centre. This masterplan identifies a site for the Leisure and Health and Wellbeing Centre at the southern end of the town centre, north of Badger Way.

The chosen site seeks to locate the leisure facility adjacent to the health and wellbeing centre, with the facilities connected by Public Realm. The site allocated for the Leisure, Health and Wellbeing Facilities is located at the southern end of Cranbrook town centre, north of Badger Way. The site is large enough to accommodate a leisure centre with swimming pool (including Learner Pool),100 station gym, 2 studios, 1 spin studio, soft play and cafe. It will not, however, include a 4-court sports hall.

A Feasibility Study for the Leisure Centre and Library, Youth and Family Hub is being led by East Devon District Council and is due to complete in the Autumn. A similar Feasibility for a Neighbourhood Health Centre is being led by the NHS and working to a similar timeframe.