Fife Council has launched a consultation on two potential sites for a £19.1m replacement leisure centre in Inverkeithing, which is planned to include a 25m pool and other community facilities.

Residents are being invited to say where the new Inverkeithing Leisure Centre should be built, as Fife Council begins public engagement on the project.

The council is progressing plans for a modern, accessible venue to replace the town's existing pool facilities, supporting health, wellbeing and community use for both residents and visitors. Funding of £19.100m has already been agreed for a new centre with a swimming pool.

Alan Paul, head of property services said: "We already made a commitment to retaining a pool and leisure facilities in Inverkeithing but there are two options on where this centre could be positioned. We'd now like the local community to have some input into where this would be."

Proposed features include a 25m, 6-lane swimming pool; fitness suite and studio spaces; wet and dry changing; reception and administrative areas; a full-size synthetic turf pitch; a Changing Places accessible toilet; and ancillary and circulation spaces. These remain subject to further design development and affordability.

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Over the next few weeks, the council will ask the community to choose between two sites. Option A would place the centre to the west of the existing Inverkeithing High School building, co-located with the existing Primary School and Nursery and using the same location and access as the current Community facility.

Option B would site the centre to the east of the existing High School, separate from the Primary School and Nursery, at a new location that may require new access arrangements.

The consultation is available online via the "Have your say" website: haveyoursay.fife.gov.uk/communities/inverkeithinglc-location. Paper copies can be requested by emailing [email protected].

When permission was granted for a new high school at Rosyth to replace Inverkeithing High School, the council committed to retain the pool and some community facilities at the Wing until a replacement opened. However, a site inspection in November 2025 confirmed major structural issues, with further damage in June 2026. Keeping the current building open is estimated to cost £0.780m per year, and ongoing investment may not represent best value compared with building new.

Later this year, councillors will weigh up whether further spending on the Wing is justified or whether resources should be redirected to future facilities and wider site redevelopment. Since the existing facility closed, all swimming pool activities have been successfully moved to alternative venues and can remain there until a new pool is completed. Community Use services will continue at the new, Caledonia High School when it opens in August 2026.