At a special council meeting yesterday, July 29, plans to demolish the King Alfred Leisure Centre in Hove and replace it with a modern complex were approved. Laura King - lead campaigner for Keep and Retrofit the King AlfredThe leader of campaign group Keep and Retrofit the King Alfred Leisure Centre Laura King said she was "shocked" by the handling of the decision and said the group will be seeking legal advise on the next stages. Over recent months, the campaign group, alongside others including Friends of King Alfred, have been battling for the plans to be refused. Master Plan King Alfred BHCCAn illustration of the masterplan for the site was presented to councillors. 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.