Influencer wins row after £30,000 Pilates studio upsets neighbours |
Megan Smith, 24, spent three years training in wellness centres in Dubai before returning to Norfolk to build her dream studio at her grandparents’ £825,000 home in North Wootton, near King's Lynn.
The studio, which opened in November, hosts up to six classes a week, between 6am-7pm on weekdays and 9am to 12pm on weekends.
Trainer and wellbeing influencer Megan Smith (Image: Lucowellness)
The site has quickly gathered popularity thanks to its impressive facilities, which include an onsite café, ice bath, sauna and Pilates reformer machine.
However the centre’s success has caused a stir among its neighbours, who have complained about noise, parking, and opening hours.
The gym, named Luco Wellness, did not secure planning permission before opening, leading to a retrospective application which has given many neighbours a platform to table their frustrations.
The Pilates studio in a back garden in North Wootton (Image: Chris Bishop)
A view from inside the studio (Image: Chris Bishop)
More than 20 locals lodged objections to the studio prior to a West Norfolk planning meeting on Monday morning.
The main complaints centred around a perceived lack of parking, classes beginning........