A specialist barrister spelt out some of the concerns about plans for a £65 million new King Alfred swimming pool and leisure centre on Hove seafront. Rebecca Sage spoke for objector Laura King, of Keep and Retrofit the King Alfred Leisure Centre, when Brighton and Hove City Council’s Planning Committee met at Hove Town Hall this afternoon (Wednesday 29 July). The Planning Committee, made up of 10 councillors, had the task of deciding whether to grant planning permission for the project. The plans were part of a wider masterplan, she said, that would “inevitably lead to the demolition of the existing King Alfred Leisure Centre”. She said that council policy required the “replacement and enhancement of the sports provision currently provided at the King Alfred”.