£2m plans for Padel Club at TraffordCity complex
Racket sport specialist, The Padel Club, has secured an impressive site at sports and leisure location, TraffordCity, in a £2m investment.
The Padel Club, launched in Wilmslow, and has seen significant demand for Padel in the UK market, reflected in the high occupancy rates at the club, as player participation in the sport has significantly increased during the past 12 months – and forecast to grow exponentially.
Padel is the most on trend racket sport, played in a glass-walled court, a game of doubles for every skill and ability level.
This makes Padel a highly accessible and enjoyable sport for players to participate in.
Working in partnership with Manchester-based developer Peel L&P, The Padel Club will be a major new hub for health, sport and socialising within TraffordCity, which is the UK’s foremost retail, leisure and commercial destination with more than three million sq ft of shops, restaurants, leisure and sport and currently attracts 44 million visits a year.
The Padel Club has submitted plans to Trafford Council to build a high specification Padel club, that will include 11 courts, nine covered courts and two open air courts.
Additionally, there will be a clubhouse and facilities that will provide a social space for players to connect and create a community, advocating wellbeing and interaction.
The Padel Club at TraffordCity will be a 1.5 acre development, creating 15 jobs specifically in the emerging sport and support further positive economic impact to the complex and surrounding catchment. There is the expectation that The Padel Club at TraffordCity will become a destination Padel site for the UK.
Kristopher Ball, founder and CEO at the Padel Club, said: “We will be launching a fantastic new sport into to a destination that is already thriving with other excellent sporting businesses. We very much look forward to sharing more detail about our club plans.”
James Whittaker, executive director of development at Peel L&P, said: “TraffordCity is the UK’s foremost retail, leisure and commercial destination and we are very proud to be working in partnership with The Padel Club to serve up their fantastic offering and experience to our TraffordCity community.
“We’re passionate about health, wellbeing and community. From skiing and soccer to sky diving, snowboarding and golf, TraffordCity is the only destination in the UK to offer all of these activities in one place and we are very excited to be able to add Padel to our fantastic mix of inclusive sport and social experiences, whilst supporting further job creation and opportunities within our local community.”
The construction of the Padel Club at TraffordCity is set to commence later this year, with an estimated completion time of approximately four months.
