Hounslow Council to convert tennis courts into padel ones

Hounslow Council has approved plans to deliver six new padel courts at two of the council’s leisure centres.

At both Hanworth Leisure Centre and Isleworth Leisure Centre, two of the four existing tennis courts will be converted to three padel courts.

The estimated capital cost for the project is £950,000. The council estimates that the courts will generate around £1.4m of additional income across the two leisure centres.

Following the funding approval, the Council will now consult with local people and put the project to the planning team.

It is currently estimated that the new courts will be available for spring/summer 2027 and Council partner, Lampton

Leisure, will manage the new offer on behalf of the council.

Councillor Salman Shaheen, Cabinet Member for Leisure and Public Spaces, said: “I’m proud we are investing nearly £1m to bring padel to our leisure centres, in Isleworth and Hanworth, for the first time. There can be no greater investment than in the health and wellbeing of our residents.”