Plans have been submitted to construct two new padel tennis courts at North Yorkshire Water Park to diversify the site's leisure activities.
Two padel courts could be constructed at a popular water park in North Yorkshire as part of a plan to diversify leisure activities at the site.
North Yorkshire Water Park wants to build a pair of padel courts at its site in Wykeham, Scarborough, which is located 1.5km south of the village of West Ayton.
The site and facilities at the Water Park are accessed off Long Causeway Road.
If the plans are approved by North Yorkshire Council, the two padel courts would be constructed at an accessible location adjacent to other sports facilities in “a safe environment”.
Padel is a racquet sport that uses the same scoring conventions as lawn tennis, but is played on courts around a third smaller, the submitted plan states.
The siting of the new padel courts has been proposed adjacent to the site’s main water park facilities, which are owned and managed by Dawnay Estates.
The two courts would be enclosed by a lightweight steel frame and green wire mesh sides, incorporating tempered glass panels.
Each court is set to be 10 metres wide and 20 metres long.
The applicant said that the padel courts would be open for use between 8am and 9pm, seven days a week, and access would be via a code generated through an online booking system.
The North Yorkshire Water Park has its own designated general manager, as well as other full and part-time staff, who ensure the site is well looked after and managed.
According to submitted plans, the padel tennis court is owned and managed by Padel X and would be leased from the land owner if planning permission is granted.
North Yorkshire Water Park boasts one of the largest natural water sports lakes in North Yorkshire and offers a “unique range of fun-filled activities, including stand up paddle boarding, kayaking, open water swimming, pedalos, and a zip line.
Since its expansion in 2021, North Yorkshire Water Park has received around 80,000 visitors annually and has capacity for up to 1,000 people a day in the summer at peak levels.
The site is “readily accessible” from the A170, is within an hour’s drive from York, Middlesbrough, Filey and Bridlington, and is only six miles from Scarborough, the applicant added.
North Yorkshire Council has not set a date for deciding on the application.
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