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NEWS IN BRIEF
DRÖM REACHES NEW
Celebrity pool
application rejected
Celebrity couple Cheryl Cole and
HEIGHTS OF LUXURY
her footballer husband Ashley
Cole have had a plan for an Dröm UK is celebrating its
underground swimming pool at involvement in possibly the
The Dröm team of Kicki Carlsson-Boyd and Barry Smith
their Surrey home rejected. most prestigious development
The couple wanted to build in the UK – One Hyde Park. This
the pool, along with “a modest development, in the heart of
gym and spa”, to escape press Knightsbridge sets new records
intrusion. in terms of apartment size and
Their original application was value, with one being 27,000 sq
rejected by Guildford Borough ft in size. Furthermore, it has
Council on the grounds that it was been reported in the media that
“disproportionate” to the size of one of the penthouses has been
the house. sold for £100m!
An appeal was also dismissed, Interior-designed by the
despite claims they should be an development company of
“exception”. Candy and Candy, the
The couple argued that their apartments reach new heights
celebrity status should have made in luxury living in the Capital,
a difference and that they had a with private wine tasting
right to privacy in their home facilities, communal spas,
near Guildford. squash courts and a private link
Planning consultant, Jonathan to the Mandarin Hotel, while
Phillips, said they could not go to the penthouses apparently
public gyms and swimming pools. boast bullet-proof glass and
He also told the Planning panic rooms!
Inspectorate it was unreasonable The brief for Dröm UK is to
to suggest they could use outside provide sauna and steam rooms
facilities because they had been for several of the penthouses,
“subject to disturbance and with each one requiring the we wanted the best team in the pride in our work,” said Kicki
aggravation from paparazzi and highest quality fittings, while world,” stated Nick Williams. Carlsson-Boyd, Managing
members of the public”. also being different from each “We are thrilled to be Director of Dröm UK, who
A Guildford Borough Council other, proving an exciting considered in these terms and started the company some
said: “The planning inspector challenge to the team. for such a prestigious project. seven years ago with her
found the proposed extension was According to Candy & We know our designs, husband, Barry Smith.
a disproportionate addition when Candy’s Development Manager, products, installation and
compared to the size of the each sub contractor was chosen service are second to none,
DRÖM UK
original property, amounting to on ability not on price – “This is and to be awarded this
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inappropriate development in the the best project in the world, so contract really endorses our
green belt.”
STA survey shows swim
WORLD CONFERENCE DATES ANNOUNCED
market is booming The dates for the 2010 seventh annual World Aquatic Health Conference sponsored by the National
A Swimming Teachers’ Swimming Pool Foundation have been announced.
Association baby swimming The event which brings together worldwide papers and presentations on the links with water and health
survey has revealed that based on issues is being held on 6-8 October 2010 at Antlers Hilton Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
current participation levels the
private and public baby
swimming market is thriving and
is easily worth in excess of £30m
per year.
£3.5m go-ahead for Ipswich pool
Speaking at the World Aquatic
Babies Conference held in A £3.5m project to transform improve the facilities, and Fore Street pool, the second
Brighton, Roger Millward, the Crown Pools in Ipswich has been should be completed next year. oldest operating pool in the
STA’s Chief Executive confirmed given the go-ahead. The first phase includes country, closed in August and
that these figures prove that the The refurbishment, is revamping the reception area many of the classes have been
baby swimming market is buoyant designed to modernise and and installing new floors and switched to Crown Pools.
but that there is still massive lighting in the changing rooms. The project to refurbish the
growth potential; “based on the The second phase will see 114-year-old pool has involved
fact that there are 708,000 live improvements made to the roof re-roofing, guttering, and a full
births every year in the UK and and the general pool plant, internal and external decoration.
the average cost currently for a including the boilers. Crown Pools was built in the
lesson is £8, this market has the This renovation comes on the 80s at a cost of £5.5m. It has a
potential to have an annual worth back of a £479,000 investment leisure pool, a small teaching
of £255m!” to improve Ipswich’s Fore Street pool, and an eight lane 25 metre
swimming pool. competition pool.
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