Plans have been submitted to convert a former depot in Carnforth into padel courts.
The application is for permission to partly change the use of Unit 6 at Keer Park in Warton Road to construct three indoor padel courts.
The former TDG distribution depot building has a full-height roller shutter access door, pedestrian fire exits, and integral office accommodation on two floors of the front elevation.
Inside is open plan, with a solid concrete floor, and externally the site has a substantial service yard and fenced parking provision.
The three proposed padel courts have a rectangular footprint with standardised internal play dimensions of 20m x 10m in line with international regulations. In addition the design is semi-permanent and reversible, allowing the court to be relocated or removed entirely without long-term impact on the site.
The application states that a padel court would significantly reduce HGV traffic, thereby lessening impacts on the surrounding road network, while the proximity to the West Coast Mainline affords opportunities for sustainable travel.
It says that the scheme is also accessible by walking and cycling from Carnforth town centre and the railway station.
A report to the city council says that overall, the proposal ‘respects and provides a sustainable community use in accordance with the strategic site policies, and would bring an underutilised part of the site back into active use, creating a community facility that encourages healthy lifestyles and supports local wellbeing objectives.’
The plans will be discussed at a future planning meeting.
You can read more about the scheme by searching on the Lancaster City Council planning portal, reference 25/00990/FUL.
Padel is a racket sport typically played in doubles on an enclosed court slightly smaller than a doubles tennis court.
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