David Lloyd Clubs, the UKs leading premium health, fitness and wellness group has been given planning approval for a new state-the-art-health, fitness and wellness club at Harlow Innovation Park.
The new club near Newhall will create 80 – 100 jobs on top of around 60 construction jobs.
Planning permission has been given by Harlow Council officers.
The new family-friendly Club will include:
- A new state-of-the-art gym with Personal Training
- Heated indoor and outdoor swimming pools
- Kids indoor and outdoor swimming pools
- Stars swimming and tennis coaching programmes
- Premium group exercise studios
- Family facilities including indoor soft play and DL Kids Club
- Match-quality tennis, padel, pickleball and badminton facilities
- Luxury Spa with Spa Garden
David Lloyd Clubs is passionate about making its Clubs a comfortable and welcoming place for members to come together with friends and family to promote physical and mental health and wellness.
The club will also feature a stylish Clubroom for members to meet with friends or enjoy a bite to eat, as well as large and inviting spaces to work, relax and socialise. Family sits right at the heart of David Lloyd Clubs and plans include a range of facilities for children as well as adults including a soft play, and spaces for after-school and holiday clubs, offering fun and active childcare solutions for parents outside of school hours.
The Group is committed to creating positive communities both inside and outside of its clubs and will explore opportunities to develop local community partnerships. The new Club will complement the Innovation Park’s vision of creating a healthy and sustainable community, as well as supporting the wider regeneration of Harlow. David Lloyd Clubs has made a commitment to become carbon neutral by 2030 and the new Club will incorporate the latest in sustainability technology to ensure it operates as efficiently as possible.
Councillor Dan Swords, the Leader of Harlow Council, has welcomed the decision and the investment that David Lloyd Leisure will bring into Harlow. He said:
“One of the council’s missions is to secure investment for Harlow’s future and we are working hard to do just that. This is a huge investment from a leading leisure brand which will provide a fantastic new David Lloyd state-of-the-art health, fitness, and wellness club. With David Lloyd Clubs choosing to come to Harlow it will send out a serious message that Harlow is the place for investment and opportunity. The new club will create hundreds of new jobs for local people and will be an added addition to the already thriving Harlow Innovation Park. We are extremely excited and look forward to working with David Lloyd Clubs to provide new opportunities for our residents.”
Stuart Caswell, Property Director, David Lloyd Clubs said:
“We are delighted to be able to bring a new David Lloyd Club to Harlow. Its great news for the local community as, not only will it allow local residents to enjoy happier healthier lives, it will also create numerous jobs across a range of roles in the sports and hospitality sector.”
