CONSTRUCTION has started at The PEAK Leisure Centre in Stirling, with a £2.45 million investment set to increase the size of the gym and create two purpose-built fitness studios.
Set to complete in April 2026, the project will deliver ‘modern, inspiring’ spaces.
A team of leisure specialists, led by Alliance Leisure, has been assembled to deliver the scheme through the UK Leisure Framework. Thomas Johnstone Ltd has been appointed as lead contractor, working alongside CD Architects, Axiom Project Services for project management and quantity surveying, Struer as structural consultant, and Wallace Whittle as mechanical and electrical consultant. ABT Safety will act as principal designer, with Hutchi providing specialist AV and lighting services.
First opened in 2009, The PEAK was originally designed to support around 3,500 members. The centre now caters for more than 8,000 – with over half regularly using the gym and fitness studios.
This latest investment by Stirling Council, funded through Prudential Borrowing, is designed to ensure the facility continues to meet the needs of residents while supporting wider ambitions around health, wellbeing, and financial sustainability.
The project will repurpose three courts of the existing nine-court sports hall, creating an extended first-floor gym alongside two ground floor studios via a mezzanine structure.
Jo Cameron, delivery manager, Alliance Leisure, said, “The PEAK already plays a vital role in Stirling’s active landscape, but with membership more than doubling since opening, it’s clear that demand has outgrown provision. This investment will deliver the modern, accessible, and inspiring spaces needed to support residents in living healthier, more active lives.”
The PEAK, managed by Active Stirling on behalf of Stirling Council, will continue to operate throughout the works, with just the sports hall usage suspended until works complete and the new facilities become available.
