A NEW sports centre could be arriving in York under plans submitted to the council.
An application for planning permission from Mr Ben Warn has been lodged to convert an empty two-storey industrial warehouse and office in Green Lane, Clifton, to a facility with four indoor padel courts, two indoor pickleball courts, and a wellness centre.
The racquet sports have become increasingly popular and are described as a hybrid of tennis and squash, with a net crossing the centre of the court in both.
Padel is said to have more than 30 million players worldwide and court dimensions are smaller than a tennis doubles court.
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Pickleball is played on a court the same size as a doubles badminton court.
PickleballEngland, the organisation set up to promote the sport said there are around 35,000 players in the country.
Plans for the courts and wellness centre were included in the application (Image: Ellis Healey Architecture / City of York Planning) The wellness centre would have its own entrance and contain a studio space, cryo chamber, saunas, treatment rooms and a small creche, planning documents say.
The existing building internal floor space is 1,889sq.m and the application documents said the focus would be on changes to the interior design, increasing the space by 164sq.m.
The space would incorporate a reception area with a shop and equipment hire, changing areas and a café for drinks and snacks, along with a viewing mezzanine.
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Car parking spaces would increase, and the number of cycle spaces would go up from 16 to 22.
The application said the centre would create new jobs and would be open seven days a week, from 7am to 11pm.
Currently, the Lawn Tennis Association lists two outdoor padel courts at David Lloyd Club in St John’s Playing Field, Hull Road.
PickleballEngland lists clubs in Haxby Road, Fulford School, York Stadium Leisure Complex and Copmanthorpe Recreation Centre.
