Ms Searle said that the leisure centre and housing scheme were separate – and the leisure centre could work with a future high-density housing scheme. Architect Chris Roche, of the Friends of King Alfred (FOKA), said that he had several criticisms of the plans but focused on the entrance and roof. Specialist barrister Rebecca Sage, of Landmark Chambers, representing Laura King, of the Facebook group Keep and Retrofit the King Alfred Leisure Centre, said that complying with the City Plan strategic blueprint did not require demolishing the existing building. She said that the King Alfred ballroom had one of the last four sprung floors in East Sussex which would be lost in the redevelopment. Labour councillor Paul Nann recognised the concerns raised by objectors who wanted to see the King Alfred refurbished.