Plan stage · Paid engagement
Once you've identified a site, the next step isn't another generic guide. It's understanding what can actually be built there — and what needs to happen before you commit serious money.
A defined, site-specific assessment of the opportunity, constraints, layout and planning considerations — giving you a clearer basis for deciding whether and how to proceed.
Site-specific. Construction-led. Designed to identify issues before they become expensive.
20+ yrs
UK construction & groundworks
Agnostic
No single-brand reselling
End-to-end
Feasibility to handover
Where you are now
Online guides can explain court dimensions, typical costs, planning considerations, groundworks and the difference between indoor and outdoor schemes. That information is useful while you're working out whether padel is worth exploring at all.
What it can't do is tell you anything about your site. Every plot behaves differently once you look at levels, access, drainage, boundaries, existing use and the local planning context.
That's the point at which a structured feasibility exercise becomes valuable.
The commercial logic
Padel development can involve significant expenditure — land, groundworks, drainage, courts, structures, lighting, power, planning, professional fees, access, landscaping and ancillary facilities.
The purpose of the £1,500 package is not to produce every detailed design document. It is to establish whether the opportunity is sufficiently viable to justify progressing to that stage.
Spend a relatively small amount understanding the project before committing substantially more.
Typical route
Scope
We review the available site information and assess the fundamental suitability of the location for the proposed development.
We assess how a practical padel development could be arranged on the site. Layouts at this stage are indicative and are not a substitute for detailed architectural or engineering design.
We identify the principal planning considerations that could affect the proposal — and the ones that need further investigation.
We identify issues that could materially affect cost or practicality. Detailed surveys, geotechnical investigation and engineering design may be required separately.
We consider the broad configuration that suits the site, explaining the trade-offs rather than defaulting to the largest scheme the plot could take.
Where appropriate, we set out the key commercial questions to resolve before progressing. We do not present speculative revenue figures as guaranteed outcomes.
Outputs
The report is a decision-making document. It should help you answer one question clearly:
Proceed, modify the proposal, investigate further, or stop?
A structured assessment of the site and the proposed padel opportunity.
A practical indication of how the development could be arranged on the site.
A clear summary of the key planning issues that need to be addressed.
The major issues that could affect cost, programme, planning or deliverability.
A practical roadmap for what should happen next if the project is worth progressing.
A professional written report bringing the assessment together in one place.
Being straight with you
The package doesn't replace the specialist surveys and professional services a planning application or construction project may require. Depending on the site, further work could include the items listed here.
If further investigation is required, we'll identify it rather than pretending the feasibility stage can answer every question.
Who it's for
Whether you own a piece of land, operate an existing leisure venue, manage a sports club or are assessing a commercial property opportunity, the question eventually becomes the same: can this become a viable padel development?
Understand whether your land could support a viable padel development before committing to development costs.
Establish the principal physical, planning and development risks before progressing the opportunity.
Turn an initial concept into a more defined development proposition.
Assess whether an existing site, car park, building or underused area could support padel.
Tennis, golf, rugby and football clubs assessing whether padel fits the existing site and membership.
Test whether courts could work alongside existing facilities, parking and guest circulation.
Assess space, access, planning context and shared-use considerations on an existing estate.
How it works
A short call to understand the site, the proposal and what you need to establish.
We review the available information and agree what needs to be assessed.
We assess the physical, planning and development considerations relevant to the proposal.
You receive the feasibility report and a clear view of opportunities, constraints and next steps.
If it stacks up, we can discuss design, planning and delivery. If it doesn't, you found out early.
What happens next
Build & Padel can support the project through the later stages — but commissioning the feasibility package doesn't oblige you to use us for design, planning or construction.
Why us
The assessment is informed by people who understand what happens when the concept reaches site.
The focus is the right solution for the site, not forcing a particular court manufacturer.
We consider how the development needs to work, not simply whether courts can be drawn onto a plan.
We understand the journey from feasibility through planning, groundworks, installation and handover.
If a site has significant problems, we say so.
Questions we help answer
How many courts could the site realistically accommodate?
Is the proposed layout practical?
What access would be required?
What are the likely planning considerations?
Are there obvious drainage or groundworks issues?
Could lighting or noise become a planning concern?
Would indoor, covered or outdoor courts make more sense?
What infrastructure would the development require?
What additional surveys or professional input may be needed?
What are the biggest risks to address?
What should happen next?
Is the project worth progressing?
The report
The purpose of the report isn't to produce pages of generic information. It's to bring the site-specific findings together so you can make a better development decision.
Report contents
Example report placeholder — a redacted sample will be published here.
Where this sits
Explore
Could padel work here?
Plan
How do I turn it into a viable, planning-ready project?
Procure
What exactly are we buying and who will deliver it?
Build
Let's build it.
Grow
Let's optimise the venue.
Free resources
These are free, general guides. The £1,500 package is paid, professional work specific to your site.
Understand the basic space requirements before assessing your site.
Read the guide →Understand the major components that influence development cost.
Read the guide →Understand the planning issues that may affect a padel development.
Read the guide →A useful first step if you're not yet ready for paid, site-specific work.
Read the guide →FAQs
If you've moved beyond the idea stage and need to understand what it would take to turn the opportunity into a real development, the £1,500 Feasibility & Planning Package is the logical next step.
No obligation to proceed to construction. The purpose of the feasibility stage is to give you better information before you make a bigger commitment.
Enquiry
A few details are enough to get started. We'll confirm exactly what your package covers before any work begins.
