A NEW CrossFit gym has been rubber-stamped for an industrial estate in Innerleithen.
An application to convert part of J&K Business Units within Station Yard industrial estate at Traquair Road has been agreed by Scottish Borders Council.
The applicant Annette Oliphant said: “My aim is to create a functional fitness gym that is accessible to everyone in the community.
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“Innerleithen currently has no fitness facility made available to residents. At present local residents have to travel via some sort of transport, be it bus, car or bike to reach one of the closest fitness facilities.
“With the current trend for local leisure and tourism within the town I feel that Innerleithen and the surrounding area would greatly benefit from its very own fitness facility.”
In his report, Carlos Clarke, the council’s lead planning officer, says: “In consenting the use, it should be subject to a condition that allows for its reversion to its lawful use in the event the gym, whether the same operator or a different operator, ceases.”
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