24-hour Standish gym granted approval after opening without permission

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 28 Oct, 13:02 · Archive

Wigan councillors have approved a 24-hour gym in Standish that opened without planning permission earlier this year.

Trans4orm opened on Bradley Lane, Standish, in June this year within the Bradley Hall Trading Estate, occupying a former breakers' premises. The gym operates 24 hours and prompted the council's planning committee to consider a retrospective application for change of use, along with an upper floor extension and mezzanine installation.

The council received 91 representations supporting the plans and 26 objections. Supporters argued it would benefit health and wellbeing, create employment and support the growing population. Objectors raised concerns about parking, traffic and over-saturation of gyms in the area.

Gregg Scott, the founder and owner, addressed the committee. He said he had lived in Wigan all his life and believed the gym was 'making a difference to people's lives'. He described it as a place where people could feel welcome and supported, particularly those lacking confidence or struggling with mental health. The gym uses a digital membership and booking system to manage entry and regulate attendance, with typical occupancy between 10 and 25 users during peak periods and a maximum capacity of 40.

How it is being reported

• A 24-hour Wigan gym which opened without planning permission is backed after an emotional plea from its ownerDespite some public objections and the fact that a Wigan gym extended its hours round the clock without going through the proper channels, planners have now allowed it to continueWigan Today · 28 Oct, 12:30
• 24-hour gym in Standish opened without planning permission approved after owner's emotional pleaWigan's planning committee heard that Trans4orm in Standish is 'making a difference to people’s lives'Manchester Evening News · 27 Oct, 20:19

In this story: Trans4orm · Standish · Wigan · Gregg Scott · Bradley Lane · Bradley Hall Trading Estate

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