{"id":74354,"date":"2025-08-18T00:45:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T00:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/74354\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T00:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T00:45:09","slug":"norwich-tennis-club-padel-plans-back-by-city-hall-officials-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/74354\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwich tennis club padel plans back by City Hall officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  They did so with a few conditions to help minimise\u00a0the impact of the padel court, which East Anglia Tennis and Squash Club on Lime Tree Road\u00a0hope to build, on neighbours.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  But since being lodged, the plan has sparked controversy among those living nearby, with some for and others against the bid.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eveningnews24.co.uk\/news\/25386791.cheeseman-norwich-market-celebrates-25-years-success\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE: Cheesemonger thanks customers for 25 years of market stall success<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   alt=\"East Anglia Tennis and Squash Club lodged a second application for another padel court at its site on Lime Tree Road \" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>East Anglia Tennis and Squash Club lodged a second application for another padel court at its site on Lime Tree Road (Image: Newsquest) Some\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eveningnews24.co.uk\/news\/25375360.norwich-tennis-club-bid-padel-court-raises-fears\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">are worried the\u00a0impact of the noise of padel being played will &#8220;disturb the\u00a0peace&#8221;<\/a> of their neighbourhood.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  But Sally Nicholson, environmental protection leader for Norwich City Council, said she did not object to the application provided that the courts are &#8220;constructed to minimise the noise from hitting the mesh.&#8221;\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  She said in her report: &#8220;The court should also have a noise management plan to prevent undue noise issues.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The court hours of opening should be more limited than\u00a0the existing tennis court to provide the residents with adequate respite so they can enjoy the amenity of their property.&#8221;\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Ms Nicholson also recommended the hours of the court&#8217;s use ends around the same time when background noise in the area drops as this will stop the sound of the game being\u00a0amplified.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eveningnews24.co.uk\/news\/25384235.people-wild-king-street-want-plants-city-street\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE: Meet the neighbours working together to spruce up their city street<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   alt=\"Padel courts are lined with tempered glass and mesh - similar to a squash court\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\/>Padel courts are lined with tempered glass and mesh &#8211; similar to a squash court (Image: Canva) A decision is expected to be made\u00a0at a Norwich City Council planning committee meeting on August 28.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The club\u00a0submitted its new application in June this year as padel &#8211; a racket sport played in an enclosed court &#8211; continues to become more popular.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  It has already been given\u00a0planning permission to build two more padel courts at the front of its property.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"They did so with a few conditions to help minimise\u00a0the impact of the padel court, which East Anglia&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":73274,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[101,118,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-74354","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-tennis","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74354"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74354\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}