Willmott Dixon breaks ground on Bransbury Park Leisure Centre in Portsmouth

Willmott Dixon has started construction on a new leisure centre and healthcare hub at Bransbury Park in Portsmouth, delivering modern fitness, swimming and primary care facilities for the local community.

The project, procured via the Southern Construction Framework, will see a two-storey facility built, featuring:

• 25-metre, four-lane swimming pool

• learner pool

• 65-station fitness suite

• two exercise studios

• integrated healthcare provision

  
  

External works will include an improved artificial turf pitch and floodlit multi-use games area, with free public access.

📊 Long-term investment in community infrastructure

The scheme forms part of a wider £40m+ investment by Portsmouth City Council into sport and leisure facilities across the city over the past decade.

The project is being delivered in partnership with:

• GT3 Architects

• Mace

• NHS

  
  

Construction is expected to complete in winter 2027.

🧠 What this means

Projects like this continue to drive activity across:

• groundworks and civils

• structural and build packages

• M&E installation

• fit-out and specialist leisure facilities

  
  

With a strong pipeline of leisure and community-led developments across the UK, contractors with sector experience remain in high demand.