Harrogate Borough Council has submitted a planning application to install a temporary gym at Ripon Leisure Centre.
It comes after an investigation into ground conditions beneath the older half of the leisure centre after an underground void was discovered in 2020.
The first floor of the leisure centre is currently open but the ground floor remains closed because of concerns over safety.
The council said the void is understood to have been “present for a number of years and was only discovered when the reinforced concrete slab, which provides the foundation for the new swimming pool, was cast.”
The temporary gym – which will be situated in the car park next to the main entrance – is due to open in the autumn whilst ground stabilisation works take place.
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Councillor Stanley Lumley, Harrogate Borough Council’s cabinet member for culture, tourism and sport, and chair of the board of directors at Brimhams Active, said:
“We remain committed to enabling people to enjoy physical activity. By providing a temporary gym, while the ground stabilisation works take place, we can minimise the disruption to current and potential customers and ensure they can continue to maintain their health and wellbeing goals.”
