Well known Liverpool city region hotel unveils plans to build five-storey extension with 40 extra rooms and open a seven-court padel tennis facility. Andrew Brown reports
A hotel in Sefton which has been a “local landmark” for more than 50 years could see the addition of a five-storey extension creating 40 new hotel rooms.
And the Park Hotel on Dunnings Bridge Roads in Netherton also plans to open a new seven-court padel tennis facility specifically designed to competition standards, including one Grade A court designed to future Olympic standards.
A planning application for the scheme has been submitted to Sefton Council by City Life Projects. It would see the building of a five-storey side extension to the existing hotel.
It would also see the re-cladding of the existing eastern hotel elevation, the installation of retractable canopies to the front and the addition of six electric car charging parking spaces.
In their submission, they said: “The proposed site is situated on the Park Hotel complex and on land to the rear of the hotel.
“The new extension has been designed to enhance this façade without any detriment to the surrounding area by creating a new bookend to the building and refurbishing the existing 1960s previous extension.
“Dunnings Bridge Road is a major route into the city from the north and is a well-established street containing many businesses. The Park Hotel has been established for over 50 years and is a local landmark.
“The extension to the original building will create a new feature to the hotel, increasing the rooms from 62 to 102 and the Padel court facility will add a new facility for the wider community and the hotel guests.
“The proposed Padel tennis facility has been designed to fit onto the vacant land to the rear of the hotel.
“The Park Hotel caters for many events such as weddings, live performances and entertainment evenings and is a main facility used during the Aintree racing festival.”
There are now more than 700 padel courts across the UK. It is one of the fast-growing sports in the world. In February LBN revealed plans for three floating padel courts and a clubhouse at Princes Dock in Liverpool Waters.
The Park Hotel courts have been designed in accordance with the Lawn Tennis Association’s guidelines and will cater for six practice courts and 1 ‘Grade A’ court.
READ MORE: Liverpool developer wins consent for £110m residential project
City Life added “The padel tennis facility will be the first facility in the North West to be specifically designed to competition standards and aims to become a hub for training and competitions in this exciting new sport.
“The padel court facility has also been designed to be fully inclusive with level access to the reception / changing facilities, wheelchair accessible changing facilities and ramped access down to the lower level of the courts.”
