National sports bodies, including the FA, and Badminton England and Squash England have all objected to the latest plan to rebuild the Oasis Centre.

Leaseholders Seven Capital has recently put in a new proposal for approval to rebuild the leisure centre which has been closed for more than two years.

The listed pool area and the dome are included in the proposals but the main sports hall - which has also been used as a polka music venue - does not feature in the plans for the rebuilt building.

And it is the loss of the sports hall and uncertainty over the fate of the outdoor hard football pitches, which has drawn the concern of Sport England and the national bodies.

Sport England’s principal planning manager for the south of England Bob Sharples wrote to Swindon Borough Council’s planners and said: “The proposal will result in the loss of a sports hall and squash courts and other ancillary accommodation.

“There is concern over the loss of the sports hall. The majority of the sports hall supply is from the education sector which is not reliable unless there are formal agreements in place. There are a few commercial facilities available but only four sites in public ownership.

“The data suggests that the site should not be lost because if it was it would be to the detriment of the residents of Swindon, especially those coming from the lower social economic groups.”

Mr Sharples has also included the objections of the other bodies.

Squash England said: “The loss of three publicly accessible squash courts will reduce the number of squash courts accessible to the public and severely limit playing options in Swindon and surrounding area. We expect a ratio of 1 court to every 10,000 people and this reduction would result in a 1:19,000, almost twice our recommended ratios."

The FA and Football Foundation said: “The four small sides courts do not appear to form part of this planning application. Is there an intention to bring these facilities back into use within the overall site? It seems logical to try and bring an existing site back into use.”

The national governing body for badminton said: “We are extremely disappointed that closure of such a significant facility has taken place without any consultation with us.

“The three clubs that were based at Oasis have been relocated and we are grateful for that, but a sizeable facility catering for social/recreational badminton has been removed without consideration on how that is catered for.

“Swindon League used to use Oasis for its tournaments – it cannot now operate tournaments due to the lack of any other venues in Swindon with more than five courts. Oasis has been considered as venue for our national championships in the past, so the opportunity to stage large national or regional events is now lost.”