Gym planning row Boss is sorry for upsetting locals

An owner of a gym in Fishponds which has been refused planning permission twice has apologised to local residents and vowed to work with the council and community to stay open long term.

- Angus MCINTYRE

Kulture Training Club in Fishponds

Kulture Training Club has been open since July despite its owners having two applications seeking permission to turn its building - previously a car dealership - into a gym denied by the council.

One of the primary reasons for the gym's first application being refused, a day after it opened, was due to fears noise would disturb local residents. That proved to be the case, with the gym attracting a series of complaints from people living nearby after it opened.

Despite taking measures to mitigate the problem, such as installing a noise limiter, Kulture's owners were refused permission to turn the building into a gym again at the end of January.