Northallerton warehouse plans padel centre conversion

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 28 Oct, 16:50 · Archive

Plans have been submitted to convert an empty Northallerton warehouse into a six-court padel centre with café and fitness facilities.

Plans have been submitted to convert an empty warehouse at Standard House on Northallerton Business Park into a six-court indoor padel centre. The former North Yorkshire Timber Company depot would be converted into a major new leisure facility featuring four doubles courts and two singles courts.

The development would also include a café, lounges, sports shop and private hire space. A first-floor area would house a physiotherapy studio, hot and cold therapy rooms, another studio and a viewing gallery overlooking the courts. Padel combines elements of tennis and squash and is played on an enclosed court approximately one-third the size of a traditional tennis court.

The applicant is in discussions with franchise operator Vida Del Padel, which was established in 2024 and aims to create community-focused padel venues inspired by Mediterranean sporting culture. The proposed centre would not generally require membership, with players instead booking courts through a mobile app. The six courts would accommodate up to 20 players at any one time. Parking would be increased from 32 to 47 spaces, including four electric vehicle charging bays and three disabled spaces.

Planning consultants ELG Planning say the development would bring a vacant commercial building back into use and create employment opportunities. However, the site lies within an area designated as a key employment location under the adopted Hambleton Local Plan, which seeks to protect industrial and commercial premises.

How it is being reported

• Empty North Yorkshire warehouse could become major new six-court padel centrePlans have been submitted to convert a Northallerton warehouse into a six-court padel centre with a café, fitness facilities and hot and cold therapy rooms.The Press (York) · 28 Oct, 16:00
• Empty North Yorkshire warehouse could become major new six-court padel centrePlans have been submitted to convert a Northallerton warehouse into a six-court padel centre with a café, fitness facilities and hot and cold therapy rooms.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 28 Oct, 16:00

In this story: Northallerton · North Yorkshire Timber Company · Vida Del Padel · ELG Planning · Hambleton Local Plan

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