Temporary Permission for a period of 5 years for development…

Proposed development

Temporary Permission for a period of 5 years for development comprising: 10 no. outdoor padel courts (L:20m x W:10m each) and integrated lighting; 6 no. of the courts to be partially covered by open-sided steel and canvas domes with an overall height of 10m; 2 no. converted timber-clad, shipping containers to accommodate ancillary reception/court booking and rental shop (c.39 sq m), café (c.39 sq m), wc facilities and rooftop viewing platform; 2 no. external timber-lattice marquee structures (c. 38 sq m and c. 50 sq m, each with an overall height of 2.4m) with seating and viewing space, and all associated and ancillary site development, landscaping and boundary treatments works, including: 1 no. new pedestrian access from the existing Swords Pavilions' surface car park area; 44 no. bicycle parking spaces; court netting, external lighting; power and lighting connections; and 10m landscape buffer zone to future MetroLink works site.

What happens next

Permission was granted on 3 Sept 2026. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.

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