Forest gym gets planning consent after 'gamble'

BUILDING WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT APPROVAL

- By JOSEPH CONNOLLY Local democracy reporter

A GYM built for Nottingham Forest at the club's training ground in response to noise complaints from neighbours has been granted planning permission by Rushcliffe Borough Council.

The building, at the Nigel Doughty Academy on Gresham Close in West Bridgford, was completed at the start of the 2024/25 season before permission had been granted.

A month earlier, residents on Gresham Close complained about thumping bass music coming from the club's previous gym, which was made of corrugated tin.

Forest admitted that putting up the new building without the go-ahead from the council was “entirely at their own risk’ and that they knew they'd have to pull it down if permission was refused by councillors.