Fresh plans submitted for Rotherham Parkgate gym

A planning application to install a 2,000sqm mezzanine in the former Millets unit at Parkgate was lodged with Rotherham Council in January, but withdrawn in March.

The original scheme would have seen the ground floor split into Fraser Group retail units, including Evans Cycles, Flannels, and a Sports Direct which would extend to the first floor.

The first floor would include an Everlast Gym and GAME.

However, under the revised plans, the applicant hopes to transform the unit into a gym with a mezzanine floor.

Documents state that the gym would be 6,489 sqm, made up of the existing retail space and mezzanine floor.

A transport assessment concluded that the scheme “will not have a severe impact on the capacity of the local highway network or on car park availability in the vicinity of the site”.

Residents can comment on the plans until December 1.