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for the construction of a new Padel Centre of excellence which shall include 9 indoor Padel Courts and all associated indoor facilities including refreshment areas, breakout spaces, warm up and warm down areas, changing facilities, reception area at ground floor level. The construction of a mezzanine floor level to include staff welfare facilities, waiting / viewing area, staff offices and storage areas. The development will also include the construction of a new access road, footpaths, and parking facilities to serve the development and for the construction of a new storm water drainage system in compliance with SUDS directives, for connections to the foul and public watermain and for all associated site development works and services on land to the southwest of Goffs,
Core Refusal Reason
The proposed development materially contravenes the 'KIE Equine Based Leisure Tourism and Enterprise' zoning objective as it is not an equine-based development.
Decision Maker's Conclusion
- The proposed Padel Centre of Excellence is not an equine-based development and therefore materially contravenes the specific KIE zoning objective which requires uses to be equine-based and fully integrated with the primary focus of the site.
- The scale of the proposed development, comprising 9 courts and over 4,000 sq.m of floor space, is not considered an ancillary use to the existing hotel and conflicts with the specific land-use matrix for the area.
- Permitting a development of this scale for a non-equine use would undermine the integrity of the Kill Small Town Plan and set an undesirable precedent for similar non-equine related uses on the landholding.