PureGym has submitted a planning application to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council to convert the former Rexi Jacks restaurant at Kelvin Road in Omagh into a new gym. The site, at Omni Park, has been vacant since the restaurant closed earlier this year.

The application states the facility would include a main gym area, free weights area, spin area and functional zone, along with changing facilities, showers and separate staff areas. The proposal involves reusing existing commercial premises.

According to the planning statement, the development would create up to 15 full-time and part-time jobs. It notes that the roles would be particularly attractive to younger people through access to the PureGym Academy, which offers career diplomas in gym instruction and personal training.

The statement also highlights the flexible format of the PureGym concept, including 24-hour opening and the absence of fixed-term contracts, as factors that would support flexible working and make gym membership accessible to the local community.

A decision on the application will be made by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council.