A NEW gym in Hereford is applying for permission to be open 24 hours every day of the week.

Hereford 247 Ltd has been given planning permission to open a Snap Fitness gym underneath the Travelodge in Hereford, next to Sainsbury's.

But they have now applied to vary a condition on previous planning approval, to allow the gym to be open 24 hours, seven days a week for a trial period of a year.

The current planning permission restricts the gym opening hours to 7am to 10pm daily.

The application said: “The applicant is committed to investing in Hereford and opening a new gym here, however the 24 hour use is fundamental to their business model and the service they offer their clients.”

The club would be staffed for 60 hours per week and during unstaffed hours managers would be on call for any in-club emergencies.

The applicant said the 24 hour period allows for a more even spread of the use of the gym.

A restaurant was previously open at the unit, but it has been empty for some time.