Plans submitted to turn outbuildings into Pilates studio

Marina Allnutt, of Charlcot Close, has asked Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council for permission convert her domestic workshop and storage outbuildings into a home-based business.

The application, submitted in January, outlines plans for the Pilates studio to operate from 8am to 8pm on an appointment-only basis.

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With a maximum of four clients at any time, the sessions will be both one-to-one and small group workouts.

It’s expected the studio will run about four hours each day, as it’s meant to be a secondary facility.

The changes to the building include getting some new external doors and a window.

Clients will use the existing side gate to get in and out of the studio.

Besides the switch from being a storage space to a fitness hub, the property will maintain its off-street parking spaces for five vehicles, though this could increase to seven if necessary.

With an emphasis on local customers, people are encouraged to walk to the studio where possible.

Appointments will be managed to have a short break between each, allowing clients to leave before new ones come, to help reduce traffic and prevent parking issues.

The new use isn’t expected to have much of an impact on the neighbourhood, with only quiet background music planned.

The new doors and windows won’t overlook other properties, the application says.

In terms of the property’s look, the new doors on both sides will be black UPVC double glazed patio doors, switching from the current brick opening and one wooden window on the building's side.