Response 3784142

Response to request for information

Reference

3784142

Response date

15 August 2025

Request

In relation to applications to open padel tennis clubs and create padel tennis courts in your authority area, specifically please provide responses to the below questions:

How many applications have you received to open new padel tennis clubs? (please provide figures for each of the following years - 2024 and 2025 (year to date)

How many applications have you approved to open new padel tennis clubs? (please provide figures for each of the following years – 2024 and 2025 (year to date).

How many applications have you received to convert existing tennis courts to padel tennis courts for each of the following years – 2024 and 2025 (year to date).

What was your budget for building and maintaining tennis courts for each of the following years? 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025

What was your budget for building and maintaining padel tennis courts for each of the following years? 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025

Response

How many applications have you received to open new padel tennis clubs? (please provide figures for each of the following years - 2024 and 2025 (year to date)

• 2024 - 1
• 2025 - 5

How many applications have you approved to open new padel tennis clubs? (please provide figures for each of the following years – 2024 and 2025 (year to date).

• Zero

How many applications have you received to convert existing tennis courts to padel tennis courts for each of the following years – 2024 and 2025 (year to date).

• Zero

What was your budget for building and maintaining tennis courts for each of the following years? 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025

• The council does not have a specific budget for tennis. Service costs are recharged to the facility/park in which they are located.

What was your budget for building and maintaining padel tennis courts for each of the following years? 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025

• Zero