DETAILED plans to rebuild and rejuvenate Grange Lido have been finalised on the eve of a crunch meeting on the future of the project.

Campaign group Save Grange Lido engaged leading London based specialist architects Studio Octopi to draw up the restoration plan, which they intend to present to South Lakeland District Council’s cabinet tomrrow (Wednesday, January 23).

The plans detail a state of the art complex with a 50 metre six lane pool alongside a heated 25m pool and a paddling and play pool, restaurant, sauna, steam room and shop, with the total cost of the project expected to be around £1.2 million.

And after the group secured status as a community benefit society this week, SGL director and company secretary David Dawson said they were renewing their efforts to secure council approval for their ambitious plans which they believe will transform Grange’s fortunes as a tourist attraction.

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“We started off as a group of concerned residents, enthusiastic about saving and restoring this iconic pool and now, incorporated as SGL, we hope to persuade the council to approve our plans for the pool,” said Mr Dawson.

“We would then be well placed to work with SLDC to help restore the derelict lido as a community facility and world-class visitor attraction to make the people of Grange proud.”

Opened in 1932, Grange Lido was a popular feature of the town for many decades, but after a period of decline and rising maintenance costs, the facility was closed in 1993 and has stood derelict since then.

However, the art deco lido was granted grade II listed status in 2011 and in the same year, the Save Grange Lido group was formed.

The group have grown in strength since then and are now preparing to submit the detailed plans for a complete revamp of the lido which they ultimately hope to reopen as a not-for-profit community facility.