Perth and Kinross Council has made a financial commitment to delivering Perth's new pool and ice rink.
The £90 million facility - which will replace Perth Leisure Pool and Dewars Centre - is scheduled to open in 2027/28.
Councillors unanimously approved progressing with the project as one of its key capital projects in Perth and Kinross over the next six years.
Councillors met virtually on February 23 to set PKC's capital budget.
Councillors agreed a further £23.5 million investment in Blairgowrie Recreation Centre, Perth High School, the new primary school at Bertha Park, PKC's schools audio visual programme and priority flood protection schemes. They also agreed a £6 million investment in community alarms to facilitate the move to a digital service.
Councillors were told Perth 's new pool and ice rink would be built to Passivhaus standard.
The proposed building will include a large leisure pool, 25m traditional pool with movable floor, a 12.5 by 8.5m teaching pool with movable floor, gym/group fitness facilities (three studios), bowling (six lanes), an eight-lane ice rink, health spa, family/play facilities (soft play, clip n’ climb), conference space and a café.
Moving the capital budget council leader Murray Lyle said he was "delighted to commit £90 million to the delivery of the PH 2 0 leisure vision".
The Conservative leader said: "It will deliver key economic, educational, community and health benefits to residents and visitors alike; and it will also establish PH 2 0 as a premium leisure facility."
The business case put before councillors estimates it could attract 562,000 visitors a year and reduce utility costs by £420,000 a year.
The officer report said the "do nothing" scenario would prevent PKC meeting its 2030/45 carbon reduction targets. It said around 15 per cent of the entire council estate's carbon emissions were from Dewars Centre and Perth Leisure Pool. The report said the buildings were "highly likely to fail within the next five years".
The PH 2 0 project will be delivered in partnership with Live Active Leisure - an arms-length external organisation of PKC and Scotland’s oldest leisure trust.
After Wednesday's meeting Cllr Lyle said: "I am delighted that after three years' careful work to prepare the business case for PH 2 0 it’s been given the go-ahead. Investing in sport and physical activity is central to our public health and wellbeing approach to encourage our residents to keep fit, active and healthy.
"I am also delighted the new venue will be Passivhaus and help the council meet its climate change commitment to reduce carbon emissions from public buildings. I know the new PH 2 0 will be just as iconic as the Leisure Pool when it opened in the 1980s, and I look forward to seeing it take shape."
Live Active Leisure's chair David Maclehose said: "We are delighted with the decision to commit to PH 2 0, following almost 10 years of campaigning and collaborative partnership work with Perth and Kinross Council.
"The project delivers on the vision to secure a replacement for both Perth Leisure Pool and Dewars Centre, and will create a new, iconic, vibrant and sustainable sport and leisure venue for our community and visitors for generations to come.
"The news that this project has been given the go ahead this week is particularly relevant and pleasing with the recent success of our local Olympians and the British Curling teams at the Winter Olympics. PH 2 0 will provide the opportunity to develop and support the talented athletes of the future as well as providing multiple health and wellbeing benefits for our local communities.
"We look forward to working with Perth and Kinross Council as the project moves forward to a 2027/28 opening date."
