Gym and flats planned at former club building
The club had financial pressures before it closed
A former Rotherham working men’s club could be converted to a gym under plans to be decided by council planners.
The club building, in Albion Road, would also see a consultation room created at ground floor level, with the first floor converted to provide three self-contained flats.
There would also be some changes to the rear of the property.Each of the flats would have a single bedroom.
Parking space for up to 48 vehicles is available in the grounds and there are no plans to change that.
A survey has been conducted as part of the planning process - at the suggestion of Rotherham Council - to assess potential noise from the premises on both the proposed new flats and other neighbours in the immediate vicinity.
It makes no recommendations for either noise from amplified music or car parking, as both had levels below recommended day time and night time levels, using World Health Organisation guidelines.
However, it does make some technical recommendations to insulate the interior of the building from noise transmission, including the use of acoustic flooring.
The proposal is for what is described as a ‘community scale’ gym.
The club formally closed last year and had 322 fully paid up members at the time.
Committee members had been working to try to keep it open from 2024, when it was in a position of losing money, but those efforts failed.
Car parking at the premises is via a rear service road and it is anticipated there would be between ten and 15 vehicle movements per hour at peak times, with up to 120 each day.
It is anticipated there would be a need for no more than 20 parking spaces, meaning no issues with overspill parking.