Green light for The Gym Group branch on 'wasteland' near Hillsborough Stadium where Aldi opened last year
An Aldi opened on the same site in 2025
A plan to build a gym on a ‘wasteland’ near Sheffield’s Hillsborough Stadium has been given the green light.
The empty plot at the corner of Penistone Road North and Herries Road South was earmarked for complete redevelopment in 2024, with an Aldi supermarket opening in 2025.
As many as eight new businesses, drive-throughs, restaurants and leisure facilities, along with hundreds of parking spaces, could spring up on the site in the next 10 years.
Now, council planners have decided the latest addition will be a 900 sq.m branch by national brand The Gym Group.
The planning statement by Savills reads: “The proposal will deliver economic benefits, including the creation of circa 15 new full-time equivalent job opportunities (predominantly for local residents), plus additional jobs during construction. It accords with the council’s policies for delivering new economic growth, which is an objective of local and national imperative.
“That investment can be delivered now and should be afforded significant weight.
”The proposal is a positive investment in Sheffield that will promote health and well-being within the area.”
The new gym would be 750m from the nearest tram stop on Middlewood Road and include 83 parking spaces.
Other possibilities for site teased in the gym’s planning statement include a Sainsbury’s superstore, a petrol station, and offices.
The site has been empty for around 20 years, having previously been an industrial site.