Golf club's padel courts plans are sunk by planners

PLANS by a golf club to build three padel tennis courts led to dozens of objections and have been turned down by Carmarthenshire Council.

- RICHARD YOULE

Machynys Peninsula Golf and Country Club, Llanelli, wants to build them on land next to its driving range and intends to reapply.

People living close by were worried about the noise they felt wouldcome from the courts seven days a week, increased traffic and the impact of floodlighting, among other things.

"The golf range was a known feature when we chose to live here, and its activity is sporadic, low-level, and largely unobtrusive," said one objector in an email to the council.

"In contrast, the proposed padel courts would generate constant, repetitive noise."

No objector who spoke to the Local Democracy Reporting Service wished to comment on the record.

Padel tennis is a racquet sport played in small, enclosed court with walls, combining elements of tennis and squash.