A PLANNING application has been lodged for a gym in the Merrywalks Shopping Centre Stroud District Council has received an application for full planning permission for Unit 60-61 to create a new shell for gym operator Anytime Fitness.

The application is for a change of use from restaurant and cafe to assembly and leisure.

Anytime Fitness is a national chain which claims to have more than 2.5 million members in 2,774 locations.