A Swansea-based padel court venture has submitted plans for its first city centre venue with it actively looking for additional sites on the back of the racket sport’s growing popularity.
Pure Swansea Padel has lodged a planning application to Swansea Council for two new courts at Foresters Yard (the former Pilkington Glass site.)
The business is owned by property and investment group Swansea.com and former Swansea City FC footballers Leon Britton, Lee Trundle and Kurtis March, who run the venture day to day.
Its existing five padel courts, along with football pitches, are located at its sports complex venue in the Clase area of the city. It was acquired in 2021 when it was just offering football pitches for hire .
Group managing director of Swansea.com, Jacob Hughes, said of its latest padel court investment plans: “This exciting location combines city centre energy with on-site parking, making it easily accessible. It will would look absolutely incredible at night and be a real landmark for Swansea.
"With this expansion Pure Swansea Padel would grow to seven courts, something we’re hugely proud of, having brought the first ever Padel courts to Swansea back in 2023.”
Mr Hughes said the two new courts and facilities will require a capital investment of around £150,000. It will takes the firm’s total investment since 2021 to £1m.
Pure Swansea Padel is looking at a planning determination in around eight weeks. If approved the courts would open in August of this year.
On growing demand for its padel courts, Mr Hughes said: “We have seen We have seen an increase of 600% on our existing padel courts this year alone, and we aren’t yet into the summer period, We currently have 500 different players playing across the courts we have per month, so we hope to reach 1,000 a month.”
On further expansion, Mr Hughes said: “ We are actively looking at multiple sites with the aim of getting to five by the end of 2026.”
