Plans for floodlit padel courts in Coventry rejected

CONCERNS over noise and disturbance to neighbours has led to plans for new floodlit padel courts at a Coventry tennis club to be thrown out by planners.

- By DAVID LAWRENCE

The owners of Beechwood Lawn Tennis Club, in Earlsdon, had hoped to create the new facility to meet the need for the sport that has seen a surge in interest with hundreds of new courts popping up around the country.

The plan was to create three floodlit courts alongside four existing tennis courts. There is also a car park and clubhouse at the Beechwood Avenue venue near to Hearsall Golf Club.

A design statement drawn up by agents Labosport explained that the location would be the same as the tennis courts so there would be no extra noise or visual impact for neighbours.

A 3m-high steel mesh fence and glass end panels of the same height would have been put up around the courts with a further metre of steel mesh on top of the glass.