Committee deems proposed use of former CarpetRight site as inappropriate


Unit now lies empty - image: Google Streetview

The Council has rejected an application for a 24-hour gym on the site of the old CarpetRight store at 225 Upper Richmond Road.

The proposal from Anytime Fitness UK, which has similar facility in Tooting, was to offer members: "With 24/7 access to more than 4,000 locations worldwide and 155+ in the UK, you're joining the most convenient gym on the planet".

Cllr George Crivelli said, “Estate House residents were concerned about the potential for patrons attending the gym at all hours. This posed a risk of disturbance for residents living above the gym as patrons came and went, and also of noise from patrons using the gym equipment. Planning permission was refused on the grounds that the proposed use was unacceptable on a secondary frontage within a town centre.”

We have asked AnytimeFitness UK to comment.

February 8, 2019