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It’s the sport of the moment with planning applications regularly appearing in lists for Padel courts.
The fast-growing racquet sport seems to be rapidly growing in popularity, and Calderdale Council planners have received another application to create court space in the borough.
Casa Del Padel has applied to change the use of former manufacturing premises at a Calder Valley industrial estate into a Padel court and gym complex.
The company wants to house the courts, an associated gym and a pilates studio in the space at Belvoir House, detached premises at the Caldene Business Park at Mytholmroyd.
According to supporting papers submitted with the application from agents C49 Architecture, the premises were previously used for manufacturing including vehicle manufacturing, together with associated office and staff accommodation.
If planners agree, the site could house three full size Padel courts and one singles Padel court as well as the gym and pilates studio, recovery space, changing rooms and toilets, an ancillary shop and cafe, and office and reception space, according to the statements.
“The proposal will convert the existing building to provide a modern indoor sport, fitness and well-being facility centred around Padel,” they say.
The proposals will make effective use of the floor space – it has almost 900 square metres – argue the agents.
“The development is principally an internal change of use and reconfiguration of the existing premises.
“No extension to the building is proposed and no works or alterations are proposed to the existing roof,” say the agents.
The building will remain in business use and will encourage health and well-being, argue the supporting statements.
In terms of other impacts, the shop/coffee bar forms an ancillary component of the sporting facility and is intended primarily to serve customers using the premises, say the papers.
There is established parking at the site, according to the application, number 26/00738/FUL, which can be viewed with supporting statements on the council’s Planning Portal.
According to the Lawn Tennis Association, Padel is growing rapidly in popularity.
The LTA says Padel is usually played as doubles on an enclosed court, with a net in the middle and glass or mesh walls around the outside.
The aim is to hit the ball over the net so it lands in the opponent’s court and they cannot return it legally – like tennis, scoring goes 15, 30, 40 and game, and sets are usually won by reaching six games with a two-game lead.
What makes Padel different is that the walls are part of play after the ball has bounced once, which creates longer rallies and more tactical shots.
Serves are underarm, must bounce in the correct service box, and each team only gets one bounce on its side before returning the ball, according to its guidance.
Also according to the LTA, Padel originated in Mexico in the late 1960s, when Mexican businessman Enrique Corcuera adapted a small walled court at his home in Acapulco because he did not have space for a full tennis court and wanted to stop balls escaping into his neighbour’s property.