New padel tennis courts are coming to Princes Risborough’s Horsenden Lawn Tennis Club despite neighbours’ fears over parking.
Planning officers said the six parking spaces that will be added as part of the plans were sufficient, explaining that this was over and above the guidelines of two off-street parking spaces per court – or four in total.
But prior to Buckinghamshire Council granting planning permission for the new facilities, several residents complained that they would worsen existing pressures on car parking in the area, which is also home to the football and cricket clubs.
Mr Mervyn Carroll wrote: “Having lived at the bottom of Horsenden Lane for over 20 years the verge parking on Horsenden Lane has become a real problem.
“There have been many occasions where the overflow parking onto Horsenden Lane has made it almost impassable for my vehicle.”
Mr Ian Welsh added: “Horsenden Lane is narrow and there is no provision for parking. Even with the current football club carpark, when popular home games are played at the Windsor Playing Fields there are cars parked dangerously on the verge already.”
In terms of the facilities themselves, each court will be 20 metres long and 10 metres wide, have four flood lights and be located at the end of the club’s existing tennis courts.
The court walls will be made of mesh and glass, with the latter used as a playing surface in padel, one of the world’s fastest growing sports.
Horsenden has around 200 members.
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