A NEW state-of-the-art gym has been proposed for the Greenwich Peninsula.
Planning permission has been applied for to convert the ground floor of 6 Mitre Passage in to a gymnasium.
The twelve storey office building is nearly all occupied but a ground floor space intended for retail use remains vacant.
Greenwich Leisure Limited, the social enterprise company that runs leisure centres in Greenwich and across London, wants to convert the space into a 686 m² gym that would be “the most technologically advanced space within the GLL fitness family.”
GLL hopes that the hi-tech gym would attract up to 2000 members and stay open until 10pm on weekdays and 5pm on weekends. The planning application says that interactive displays would support the local area by publicising jogging and cycling trails on the peninsula.
Other occupants of 6 Mitre Passage, which is close to the Greenwich Peninsula terminal of the Emirates Air Line, include Greenwich Council and a serviced office business centre.
Hmm, perhaps GLL should concentrate on more core fitness services.
The latest news is that between 600 – 800 members of its Arches Leisure Centre have left recently to join new establishments such as the 24hr PureGym opening soon in Greenwich High Road.
Their message is simple – less interactive displays, …more basic functional fitness equipment please. But will GLL listen?
disclaimer – I am in no way professionally affiliated with any gym. Just a fed up GLL member…..