Advise Needed - Starting a strongman unit
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| davewalsh |  | Advise Needed - Starting a strongman unit | 22-06-2015 @ 20:08 |
Member 3398, 113 posts SQ 220, BP 140, DL 280640.0 kgs @ 109kgs UnEq | Hi. A friend and I are seriously thinking of opening a strongman unit. this is completely a not profit. However people will be coming and contributing towards rent/bills. Is there a way of doing this NOT as a business? We were thinking this could be a strength club rather than a gym. Somewhere for like minded people to train, there's no decent gyms in a 20 mile radius of where we live! Has anyone done this before? Thanks | ||
| AdamT |  | ... | 22-06-2015 @ 20:19 |
AKA the great reset Member 4056, 5206 posts | I haven't but know a few who did. It was a gym for bodybuilders/powerlifters. Group of guys put 25 pound a month into the place. Any money that was left over after a while, went to new equipment. | ||
| Alex76 | | ... | 22-06-2015 @ 20:34 |
Member 4975, 58 posts | Post Edited: 22.06.2015 @ 20:39 PM by Alex76 You're best off speaking to the council where you're looking to set it up.A sports club can get discounted or exempted business rates, but, you'll also almost certainly need planning permission for the use, which would still be considered to be a gym from a planning point of view. Getting planning permission for gyms in industrial units can sometimes be problematic because they're often protected for industrial uses only and government planning guidance is that leisure uses like gyms should be in town centers (unless it's shown that there's no space for it in the town center). Different councils have different approaches so it would be a good idea to get in touch with the planning department and find out what their policy is. | ||