Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome: Decision Made

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: December 4, 2025

Purpose: The Council’s three leisure centres at St John’s in Tunbridge Wells, Putlands in Paddock Wood and The Weald in Cranbrook, are currently operated under a management contract with Fusion Lifestyle.  The contract ends in March 2027 and this report will set out the options for the route to recommission the services from April 2027.

Content: RESOLVED – That the recommendations set out in the Exempt report and Exempt Appendix A and associated exempt  appendices be approved     REASON FOR DECISION: To comply with the Council’s Strategic Plan to work with the leisure service provider to modernise and improve the borough’s 3 leisure centres.    CALL-IN AND URGENCY In accordance with the provisions of Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rule 14 in Part 4 of the Constitution, the Chairman of Overview and Scrutiny gave prior agreement that this decision was urgent and would not be subject to call-in as delay would seriously prejudice the Council’s or public interest