The largest padel centre in the North West is set to open in Manchester next year following a successful planning permission application by Social Sports Society.
The 10-court venue will span 13,000 sq ft within Manchester’s Victoria North regeneration area, with its first courts set to lunch early in the year. At a later stage, other sports will become available at the centre, including boules.
Padel, best described as a hybrid between tennis and squash, has become one of the UK’s fastest-growing sports, with multiple centres popping up around the region to cater for surging demand.
Social Sports Society will also be opening a Stockport venue later this year. The two launches in the North West follow Social Sports Society’s successful opening of London Wembley’s first padel venue, in the one of Europe’s largest regeneration projects, Wembley Park.
Planning permission has now been granted for the site on Peary Street in New Town, neighbouring the communities of Red Bank, Collyhurst and MeadowSide.
Rachel Tan, Social Sport Society’s Director of Growth and Development, said: “We are delighted to be bringing Social Sports Society to Manchester. This venue represents our commitment to helping unlock the potential of regeneration areas, for the purpose of longer-term placemaking and serving communities with accessible gathering hubs.
“Together with our talented design team at IF_DO and our technical experts at Total Project Integration, I am confident we are creating a fresh vision in the padel industry and we couldn’t be prouder to be contributing to Manchester Victoria North’s future.”
- Words:
- Brad Lengden
- Published on:
- Thu 19 Sep 2024
