Modernising Horley Community Centre

We’re investing over £2m in the comprehensive refurbishment and modernisation of Horley Community Centre so that it can better meet the needs and aspirations of local people. Our aim is for Horley Community Centre, located in Horley Town Centre, to be a welcoming, place and the focus for a vibrant local community.

The centre, which was built around 40 years ago, needs significant improvement and in it’s current condition it cannot meet the needs and aspirations of local people.

A comprehensive refurbishment of the building will allow Horley Community Centre to become a modern, multi-purpose facility that can support a wider range of activities and reduce the need for financial subsidies.

Without modernisation the condition of the building will get worse and maintenance costs will increase.

Potential timeline

The Council’s Executive agreed to progress the plans to modernise Horley Community Centre in May 2025 and the budget was approved by Full Council in July 2025.

• Read the report to the Council’s Executive meeting on 7 May here. 

The potential timeline for the modernisation proposals is:

• Spring 2026 - submission of planning application
• Summer or autumn 2026 - centre closes for refurbishment
• Summer 2027 - modernised centre reopens

The next step

The next step is to appoint a professional design team (including architects, engineers and other specialists) and a contractor to deliver the construction works. Once appointed, the design team will review the existing feasibility study and begin developing detailed designs and technical drawings, ahead of a planning application being submitted in the new year and the construction works commencing in Summer 2026.