The Welsh coastal region of Aberavon is to become home to a new multi-million pound leisure development with work well underway on the construction of Neath’s beachfront leisure centre.

Led by developer Corban Investments and contractor Heron Bros, the projected is expected to cost £13.4m and will deliver a range of new leisure and community-focused facilities to the region’s Hollywood Park site.

Expected to be completed in late 2015, the development is to feature a 25m (82ft) pool with moveable floor, multiple changing facilities, a gym and fitness suite, a sports hall with four courts, a separate spin room and a dance studio.

The McAlister Armstrong & Partners-designed facility will also house a café and community rooms, with the development being constructed next to the area’s Reel Cinema complex.

At the moment, the site’s main earthworks contract is underway, while excavation work for the development’s pool is also progressing. Construction of a concrete pool deck is expected to start in late September.

“I am pleased to see good progress being made on the construction of the new leisure centre,” said councillor Ali Thomas, leader of Neath Port Talbot Council.

“This will be a wonderful 21st century facility we can all be proud of and will be a focal point in enhancing our strategy and vision for regenerating the whole area.”

Neath Port Talbot Council believes the development could lead to further regeneration in the area, with the beachfront project also helping to spur opportunities for local businesses.