The Marple Hub project is being supported by a £20 million grant from the Capital Levelling Up Fund, with the development also set to include active travel and highways improvements in the local area.
The project will involve constructing a new community hub in Marple. The hub will contain:
- a library
- a 5-lane swimming pool
- a small café
- a 60-station fitness suite
- the relocated Marple Clinic
Following the granting of planning permission after a long consultation process, Marple’s existing police station, library and a health clinic will be demolished to make way for the new community hub with all of those uses retained on the site.
The library and clinic will be relocated to the new complex with the police relocated to Hollins House.
The scheme will also replace the village’s previous swimming pool which closed in 2018 due to health and safety issues with the building.
You can find the plans on our document page.
November 2024 update
From 18 November 2024, Marple Memorial Car Park will be closed to the public to allow for the main construction works of Marple Community Hub to begin. Throughout the construction, pedestrian access will be maintained for those accessing Marple Senior Citizens Association, Marple Scouts Hut and Marple Clinic.
There'll be 2 disabled bays provided and from mid-December, two drop-off and pick up bays will be provided opposite Marple Scouts Hut and Marple Senior Citizens Association. These bays will be available at all times of the day.
You can download a map below:
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During construction hours, a Contractor Traffic Marshal will be at the bottom of Memorial Drive managing vehicles, as the road will also be used for construction and service vehicles. We appreciate this will cause some disruption and we apologise for the inconvenience this may cause, however, the safety of those using the site is very important to us.