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The maps illustrate an existing university’s sports hub and its proposed renovation in the future. Overall, the sports building is set to experience major redevelopment, with better facilities, additional amenities, and services such as the sports store and cafe. The 25-metre pool will remain the central feature, with the surrounding area largely preserved in its current form, despite the enlargement of the gym room which will be extended to the east side. The positions of changing room, seating and reception remain unchanged, while on the left side, the leisure pool will replace the previous outdoor courts. In the future plan, there will be a changing room and sports shop, both of which are accessible from the main gate. Turning to the east part of the 25-metre pool, the current outdoor court will be converted into a sports hall situated next to the seating area. In addition, on the eastern side, there will be two dancing studios that offer students more possibilities for training. On the eastern south edge of the centre, there will be a changing room that serves students more effectively than at present.

The maps illustrate the current layout of Islip town centre and the proposed development plan. Overall, the town centre is expected to undergo a substantial transformation to offer residents a wider range of amenities than they used to have, with the inclusion of new transport infrastructure, the expansion of urban facilities and the introduction of pedestrian-only areas. Regarding the current layout, Islip town has a simple infrastructure, with only one main road running through the centre towards the north side, which is clustered with two rows of adjacent shops on both sides. The main road extends along both sides of southern Islip town; however, it is not continuous as it is interrupted by two sparse housing areas. At the southwestern end of the main road, there is a school, while a parking area is situated on the opposite side of the road. On the northern side of the main road, there is a suburban area. Under the proposed plan, the most significant alteration to Islip town is the improvement of transport infrastructure, with a dual carriageway running around the entire town from north to south. The main road will be converted into a pedestrian-only street. The former adjacent shops will be demolished to create more usable space, which will be replaced by numerous facilities such as a bus station, a shopping centre, and a car park on the northwestern side. Only adjacent shops on the south side of a pedestrian street remain unmodified. The park on the eastern side of the town centre is expected to be reduced in size to make way for new housing. The latter design will provide two additional housing areas. One will be located to the north of the pedestrian-only street and connected to a branch road of the dual carriageway, while the other will be situated to the south, outside the highway ring.

The maps delineate the present day and the planned redevelopment for a centre called Islip town. Overall, the town centre is expected to undergo significant changes to offer residents more possibilities than now being, including the expansion of the urban area, the improvement of transport infrastructure, and the addition of a pedestrian street. Moreover, the layout of the middle town will be upgraded, with the inclusion of a bus station, shopping centre, car park, and new housing, while the previous park in the east side will be allocated in a smaller size to make way for a divided highway. Regarding the current layout, there are basic infrastructures which switch from the main road to school and park in the south of Islip. Rows of adjacent shops are located on either side of the main road. Next to the commercial buildings in the northern area is the countryside, while the other shops are accessible to housing zones in the south. There is a school which is at the western south bend of the road. Under the proposed plan, the total land of the town is going to expand with the demolition of rural areas in the north to construct a highway covering Islip. The main road will be replaced by a pedestrian street, while the northern adjoining shops are rearranged to improve usability, namely bus station, shopping mall, car parking, and new housing. The rows of stores below pedestrian street will remain, however there are wider sizes of the entire rows. The residential parts in the south are relocated, despite constructing new housing on the left side of the park. There will be a total of four housing zones in Islips, three of them are located inside the dual carriageway and the other is outside.