Local residents in Worthing, West Sussex, will be given the opportunity to view proposals for the town's new £17m swimming pool and leisure complex in May.

Plans for the Wilkinson Eyre Architects-designed scheme are due to be submitted at the end of May, with construction work expected to start at the seafront site in April 2011. The proposed complex will include a six-lane, 25m competition pool; a combined learner and diving pool with 1m (3.3ft) and 3m (9.8ft) diving boards; and an indoor leisure pool with flume and outdoor waters.

A health and fitness centre, a café and flexible studio space for activities and events are also planned as part of the scheme, with details of the leisure waters still yet to be finalised. A spokesperson for Worthing Borough Council said: "The design aims to maximise the potential of the site with 'ribbons' of accommodation flowing from north to south to emphasise the connection between land and sea."