Hoteliers and ex-England cricketer set up premium club

A duo of Nottingham-based hospitality entrepreneurs have partnered with former England and Nottinghamshire cricketer, James Taylor, to launch a premium padel complex in the city. Called Padelplex, the £1m venture will consist of five covered outdoor padel courts alongside a hospitality pavilion featuring a reception area, snack bar, indoor seating and changing facilities.

Located adjacent to the city’s Showcase Cinema, on the land at Dusk Till Dawn’s car park on Redfield Way, Padelplex is the brainchild of Nottingham hotelier Richard Johal and Rob Darby, founder of popular coffee house, 200 Degrees. Plans have now been submitted for the facility, which has been designed by Leonard Architects and will have a focus on a premium padel experience with “customer service at its heart”. The deal for the land was brokered by Box Property.

Padelplex co-founder, Richard Johal, said: “We saw an opportunity to develop a high-quality, premium offering with an eye on the ‘added extras’ of a top quality venue, but at the same price point to play. The small things like a consistently friendly welcome, clean and bright and well maintained facilities will be consistently excellent at Padelplex, combined with the essentials such as plentiful free parking and easy access to great restaurants and other activities, such as the cinema.”