The Kingston Club aims to ‘redefine health clubs’ and the proposed facility would have a number of different elements, including a focus on padel
A CGI impression of the padel leisure centre facility proposed in Brough(Image: The Kingston Club / The Harris Partnership – East Riding Council)
A planning application for a multi-million pound padel leisure centre in Brough that would create 50 jobs when up and running is now viewable to the public. The development is proposed on land west of Primrose House on Bluebird Way, Brough.
The Kingston Club, as it would be called, is being backed by the Kingston group of companies, a local, independent business that has operated in Hull and East Riding for more than a century. While the application titles the scheme as a padel leisure centre, the facility would offer multiple different elements and has been described as a premium health club by its backers.
If approved, a single, large two-storey building would be built. On the ground floor, there would be a reception area, staff areas and “a number of leisure/sports uses”, as well as a café. The first floor would be smaller in size, but include a gym and storage areas.
Overall, 4,526 sq m gross internal floorspace would be created. The centre would have 136 vehicle parking spaces and 20 cycling spaces.
The Kingston Club aims to “redefine health clubs” with a state-of-the-art facility providing padel courts, a fitness centre with hybrid gym spaces, wellbeing spa and wellness studios. It is expected when up and running it would employ 35 people full-time and 15 part-time roles.
Indicative opening hours suggest it would be open from 6am to 10pm, Monday to Sunday. “This will be completely unique to the area, and will be somewhere to play, give people a reason to stay and a place people feel they belong; it’s about community,” The Kingston Club co-founder Richard Wilson has previously stated.
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“The ambition of the applicant is to provide a leisure facility focussed on the highly popular racket sport of padel, to serve the growing local population, in line with local and national policy,” state The Harris Partnership on behalf of the applicant in a submitted document. It is further stated in the same document that it is “expected to be a highly popular health, fitness and well-being facility” in an underserved market of Brough and the surrounding region.
The local credentials of the scheme’s backers are also emphasised in the same document. “The proposal is a significant investment in a local development by a local company for the local community.”
So far, three comments had been made on the application. “I think it’s exactly the sort of investment and development Brough needs, and will help put the area on the map in a positive way, rather than just an area to pass through in order to get to similar high level facilities,” said one enthusiastic Brough resident.
The two other comments made have been objections by Brough residents, with impact on traffic cited by both. “Traffic is going to be a nightmare” predicts one of them.
A submitted transport statement estimates the venue would result in 23 two-way trips in AM and 43 two-way trips in PM peak hours. It concludes traffic associated with the scheme would not cause a severe impact on the local road network.
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Provided planning approval is granted, construction and fit-out activities are expected to start later this year and the club will open its doors in summer 2027. Further details regarding facilities, recruitment opportunities and opening events will be announced in the coming months via thekingstonclub.co.uk.
