A NEW health, wellbeing and business centre is planned for the Granby Industrial Estate.

DJ Property has submitted a planning application to West Dorset District Council to convert the existing redundant office space at Leanne House on Avon Close into a large gymnasium.

If approved it is expected that DJ Property will invest just under £1million in to the project and generate dozens of jobs.

Mickey Jones, chief executive of DJ Property said: “Leanne House is currently a substantial vacant office building and not required by the market in its current format. BAE occupied parts of the building until September 2016, when they relocated to space at the Weymouth and Portland Land Registry.

“It is our intention to substantially modernise this prime employment site by transforming the current tired offices into a high quality gymnasium, with supporting health and wellbeing businesses and accompanied by high specification office space.

“I will be investing in the building and substantially modernising many aspects of the offices, specifically replacing all doors and windows and refreshing all of the exterior cladding.

“The building has a large number of windows, allowing lots of natural light into the property.

“This produces a great working environment and the ideal location for promoting health and wellbeing to the hundreds of surrounding businesses.”

“The building fascia will also be transformed by using a light grey cladding rather than a dark brown, giving it a smart corporate feel.”

The planning application seeks a change of use that will enable the transformation of Leanne House from a dated, redundant office block into a high quality health and wellbeing centre which will be supported by complimentary service space and flexible business suites.

The building also benefits from more than 150 car parking spaces and is located by the Jurassic Cycleway which joins Weymouth to Chickerell and located near to frequently serviced bus routes.

Mr Jones added: “DJ Property intend to develop a combined wellbeing and workspace centre which will serve the existing Granby Estate workforce and expanding local community of Chickerell, Southill and Weymouth.

“Many local large employers are offering wellness and fitness options into their recruitment packages in a bid to attract the very best employees.

“The proposed new centre and offices will be of high quality construction and with flexible opening hours.

“This new facility will make the Avon Close area of the Granby Industrial Estate more attractive to new and expanding businesses.”

For more information visit djproperty.com