The former Habitat store in London Street
Health and fitness club at former Habitat in London Street, Norwich?
David Bale
Friday, September 30, 2011
4:22 PM
Fitness fans in Norwich city centre could soon have somewhere new to go, after plans were submitted for a health and fitness club at the former Habitat store in London Street.
Habitat furnishings store closed in June after 26 years in Norwich, and the 1624 sq m site has remained empty, but plans for a change of use at the location have now been submitted on behalf of The Gym Group.
The Gym Group, trading as The Gym, operates in 11 other UK locations including prestigious developments such as Liverpool One, Cabot Circus in Bristol and St George Wharf in central London.
It is proposed that the new fitness club would occupy part of the vacant first and second floors of the London Street site with access at ground floor from Little London Street.
The operation will include a range of rowing, running, cycling, and weights equipment for individual use.
Peak usage is expected at lunchtimes, from midday to 2pm, and late afternoon/early evening from 4-8pm, but it will be open 24 hours a day.
Stefan Gurney, from Norwich City Centre Partnership, said: “It’s a model that works in other cities. It’s a prime retail site in a nice retail environment. This will be an upstairs environment, not a street-facing environment, and I understand that it will be used by office and shop workers at lunch-times and after work, primarily.”
The Gym Group was formed in 2008 and brings significant footfall to schemes of more than 1000 people per day.
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4 comments
Why I ask? Who wants to live of ever, I would rather go out fat and happy than live in some insecure, poor, twilight of a long old age.
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chasboz
Saturday, October 1, 2011
@thefox77 The Gym has memberships at £17 a month, compared to other gyms in the city charging £60 this is a bargain. Also it means people who dont have a car can pop in after work rather than having to drive out of town. Also the meaning of your comment is confused as I think you meant to say 'too' rather than 'to', they may sound the same but the meaning is very different!
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itsme73
Saturday, October 1, 2011
To many Health Clubs already, and like the rest it wont be affordable to the working class, doomed to failure, bring back affordable fitness for everyone, not just the spraytanned !
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thefox77
Friday, September 30, 2011
David this is not a pub ? ... Brilliant idea with no where to park and people with no spending money either, I bet 12 idea will be dumped ,before it even gets off the ground
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billythebookie
Friday, September 30, 2011