{"id":18735,"date":"2017-03-08T17:28:31","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T17:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/news\/baroness-grey-thompson-calls-for-an-overhaul-of-english-town-planning-laws\/"},"modified":"2017-03-08T17:28:31","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T17:28:31","slug":"baroness-grey-thompson-calls-for-an-overhaul-of-english-town-planning-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukactive.com\/cy\/news\/baroness-grey-thompson-calls-for-an-overhaul-of-english-town-planning-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Baroness Grey-Thompson calls for an overhaul of English town planning laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson spoke last week at Sweat, ukactive\u2019s boutique fitness event, calling for an urgent rethink of England\u2019s \u201carchaic\u201d town planning laws.<\/p>\n<p>The ukactive Chair and cross-bench peer wants to see a major overhaul of planning regulations to make it easier for fitness businesses to have a positive health impact on England\u2019s unhealthy high streets, which she said are \u201cdrowning in a sea of betting shops, fried chicken joints and empty shop windows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Under England\u2019s National Planning Policy Framework, gyms and leisure centres can only occupy buildings designated under the \u2018Class D2\u2019 category \u2013 whereas shops retail outlets sit in the far more abundant \u2018Class A1\u2019 category of building \u2013 leading many operators feeling \u2018shut-out\u2019 from the high street.<\/p>\n<p>Baronesss Grey-Thompson was one of the keynote speakers at the ukactive Sweat conference, which brought together nearly 250 influencers, entrepreneurs and business owners from around the country for networking, lively discussion and insight on taking boutique businesses to the next level.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson spoke last week at Sweat, ukactive\u2019s boutique fitness event, calling for an urgent rethink of England\u2019s \u201carchaic\u201d town planning laws. 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