Plans have been announced for a permanent building to replace a tennis club’s seasonal dome.<\/p>\n
The Caesarean Tennis club in Grands Vaux, Jersey, has 10 tennis courts, including four hard courts which are seasonally covered by an air hall or bubble structure.<\/p>\n
The planning application<\/a> is seeking permission to construct a permanent enclosure over the four courts to replace the seasonal structure.<\/p>\n It said this significant investment by the club would provide a “robust and resilient facility” that would be for nurturing “future tennis talent and for islanders of all ages and abilities to enjoy sport”.<\/p>\n The planning application said the seasonal structure had been operational since 2014.<\/p>\n It said in that time it had been damaged three times, with a fire in a ventilation unit in 2019, the Grand Vaux floods in February 2023 and Storm Ciaran in November 2023.<\/a><\/p>\n Insurers had indicated that policy cover was unlikely to be renewed, it said.<\/p>\n It said the proposed plan would be insurable, with reduced operational costs and was to be maintained by local resources.<\/p>\n The size of the new structure would be fixed by guidelines from the Lawn Tennis Association.<\/p>\n It would be 61m x 36m and reach the same height of 10m (32.8 ft) as the previous structure.<\/p>\n It said the new structure would sit comfortably in the context of the wider tennis club, and noise and light pollution would also be reduced, which would benefit people living nearby.<\/p>\n Out of 34 public comments on the proposal, only one was in objection.<\/p>\n Follow BBC Jersey on X<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>. Send your story ideas to channel.islands@bbc.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n More on this storyRelated internet links