Vastint have submitted a planning application to erect four temporary Padel courts at Aire Park on the former Tetley brewery site in Hunslet.
The courts, which will be run by Padel Social Club, are planned to last for five years after which they will be replaced by permanent development as the site is built out. The courts will be sited on the former petrol station on Meadow Lane.
As well as the courts there will be changing rooms and a bar social area constructed from shipping containers plus outdoor seating.
Padel has been described as a cross between tennis and squash. The court is similar to, but smaller than a tennis court and players can hit the ball off the walls as they can in squash. It is a game that is currently rising in popularity as a very accessible and social activity.
Commenting on the planning application, Head of Portfolio at Vastint UK, Michael Cronin said:
“In line with the wider South Bank regeneration, our vision for Aire Park is to build a community which places health and wellbeing at its core. Padel is the world’s fastest growing participation sport, so as we continue to deliver our vision and progress our new public realm, eight-acre public park and new retail and leisure facilities, it felt only fitting that Padel should be captured in our plans.
“We look forward to progressing this planning application and can’t wait to welcome people to the facility and provide yet another reason to venture south of the river and discover the community we’re creating at Aire Park.”
You can read the full planning application here. You can comment on the plans until Friday 14 March 2025.
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