Plans have been approved for a new £270 million leisure centre development in Swindon.

Developer SevenCapital is planning to regenerate the North Star site with proposals including updates to the town's existing Oasis Leisure Centre.

Features include building a new 2,000 sq m snow and ski centre, along with a 130-bed hotel, a 14-screen IMAX cinema (with the UK's largest IMAX screen), a new Hollywood Bowl and a number of other leisure attractions including trampolining and climbing, as well as restaurant and retail units.

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John Watkins, Director at SevenCapital, said: "This is the first and most important step to delivering this much-anticipated scheme for Swindon. Now we have outline planning granted, the work really begins on getting all the detail filled in ready to submit detailed planning in the New Year, after which we can get to work on making this project a reality."

Cllr Garry Perkins added: "A lot of work has gone in to get to this point and I am delighted the Planning Committee has given its blessing to the outline plans. I know SevenCapital is eager to get on and deliver this fantastic scheme for Swindon, which will really put us on the map and provide a huge boost to our already booming local economy."

(LM/CD)