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Jo
Great! Birmingham badly needs some sports facilities that will compete with Manchester. BUT - does this mean some of the local pools will be shut?

Michael Jones
Fantastic Idea, Totaly wrong Location,

EJ
As it is alongside the Birmingham to Wolverhampton railway line, a new railway station for the NIA, Brindleyplace, Ladywood and BALC would make perfect sense. Investment in community pools is needed too. Three community pools are currently closed in Birmingham - Newtown, Sparkhill and Moseley Rd No 1 pool, with a fourth (Harborne) due to close soon.

muhammed gaffa
i think its great iam a birmingham resident and i love the idea of this and also the expanding city centre it will brin a lot of business and great new things all you need now its the citys unique symbol e.g london has piccadilly las vegas is known as the gambling town birmingham needs one

Mike , Bearwood
All these plans are completely pie in the sky. Birmingham City Council won't even commit small funds to maintain existing community swimming pools. Sparkhill pool has been permanently closed, Moseley Road Baths are half closed and in a state of increasing dereliction despite being a building of historical interest, and several other local pools are scheduled for closure. All this talk of new pools is simply window dressing whilst there's nothing on offer inside the store.

tony
yes u should go with the plans it gives chilidre more time to have fun and exusizes plus it gets them out more and stop the watching tv all day

Stephen
Its great to see Birmingham bettering what Manchester as to offer, long overdue fantastic facility for people of Birmingham and West Midlands,

Lewis
Absolutely Brilliant!

Beth Goucher
It is about time that Birmingham had a good 50 metre swimming pool. City of Birmingham used to have a string swim squad but without the facilities it has broken down. Hopefully now Birmingham can produce world class swimmers like Adlington and Jackson.Great news!!

Phil Bateman
Once again a great facility for the City & the Region. But there must be more than a little thought as to how it will be serviced by transport. The coach will bring many thousands of visitors to the facility during its life-time. There needs to be adequate arrangements made to load/set down/ and park. The centre itself looks stunning!

TIM JOICEY
about time at last olympic standards however will parking be improved to accommadate in so much as coach parking which sadly the NIA / ICC lack

john
looks brilliant , looking forward to go there when or if it goes ahead , then maybe it will get some of the kids of the streets doing crime and plus its contructive for the kids ,instead of roaming the streets .

Sarah
looks great and everything and great idea BUT we have a recesion going on!! so 1stly wouldnt the money be better off going to the people to survive. and also noone will go to it unless it is free as noone has any money.

Paul - Ladywood
This would be great as the nearest pool for people in the area is Harbourne I think wich is some way away...

Pete
About time Birmingham had a 50 m poolI only hope that is will be fully compliant Olympic pool eg 50M X 25m and 2m deep.Unlike manchester.

Stephen Hurley
Will there be free parking???

Greg
I think this is long overdue, and the location is perfect.

Dom.
It's fantastic that this will be built (fingers crossed). It would make a great addition to the city's sporting facilities. Leeds recently opened their International Aquatics Centre and it's been a hugh success with many top class competitions held there! I miss having a decent pool to swim/dive in. However, it looks remarkably like the Leeds Centre. Ha Ha. But either way, I'll be happy to see this in Birmingham. Hope it actually makes it off the 'drawing board' and into reality.

Rachel Gillies
Whilst any initiative to meet the demand for swimming is welcome, we all need to be absolutely clear that the 50m pool is not built at the expense of community pools.There is a real danger that our existing local facilities will suffer in order for this new pool to be built. We need to see some maintenance and renovation of existing facilities BEFORE we start looking to the world stage.There's no point in investing in elite facilities unless we give our kids the opportunity to learn to swim in the first place. To do so they need well maintained and funded community pools.

robert
The design is some what adaquate. WHERE IS THE MONEY COMING FROM?

Gordon Wright
Very impressive. This is a much needed facility. However, in view of the City's track record in proposals and projects of this kind I will believe it when I see it!

mark henderson
looks fantastic, with having children whom compete cant wait for it all to be completed never mind started

Gordon...not Brown
It will NEVER happen...HAHAHAHA!!!!

Billy
just what this city needs. its about time some real investment went into birminghams infrastructure. now all we need is a tram link to contect it to new street st. and we may have another top class sporting venue on our hands. well done Brum!!

Steve
It looks great

Carole
Who is paying for this project????

Phillip Joyce
My first impressions are poor, looks more or less identical to one that they have built in Cardiff Bay

bhanu udai
excellent

rob
it would have been better to go on the Aston University campus, one of the original plans - more space and easier to acccess.

CJ
looks nice

Clarkie
Looks great, please build it now.

Paul Gibbins
I think this complex will be great for the people of Birmingham and the Midlands.

Brian McGuinness
About time too!!A cosmopolitan city with an international reputation and two major universities and it doesn't have a 50m pool! Once it is built the people of Birmingham and throughout the West Midlands will begin to realise what they've been missing. I have also got to say what a great location - well done to all planners and Council officials. The 2nd City will have an aquatic facility which is worthy of that accolade.

DENNIS SHERGOLD
AT LAST---BRILLIANT

jessica
i think this pool is going to be great

Trevor Bloomer
This is a must for the region, not only would this make birmingham the 1st City to house a community pool of this magnitude but also give the construction Industry the lift that it so desperatley needs during its contruction phase.

Mick Such
Great looking building, great idea.BUTHow about a cycle circuit where cyclists can race on a closed race circuit like thay have in Leamington, Milton Keynes, Portsmouth and many more cities.We have to use an industrial estate.Come on Birmingham Council - lets have a safe enviroment for up and coming cyclists that are still young.Solihull had to pay for a small track on their own. I'm sure we have enough Park space to have a bike race circuit put around the edge.Come on Be big and brave please and help cyclists. One day we will be all on bikes.

Matthew Denker
Waste of Government money, could be spent on something more beneficial for the public

Jonathan Hardman
it looks very nice. i want to know when are they going to start the improvements to new street station? they have had the money now for 18 months

Tom
I'd like to see some of the budget spent on existing pools, such as Moseley Baths, which are in dire need of restoration and support from our local authority.

Shaun
Maybe Network Rail could install a new station alongside this as it's on the track, to serve it and the NIA / ICC & surrounding area - take the strain off New Street....

Khan
Yeah, very nice. Long time coming though.

Rich Adams
Looks good! And it is about time Birmingham had an olympic size pool in the city centre (like Manchester). There is a distinct lack of good swimming venues near to the increasing number of people living within the city centre.

Shaun
Excellent, just what Birmingham needs & has needed for a long time.