A new Padel Centre at Rugby Garden Centre

British Garden Centres are preparing a Planning Application for a new Padel Centre at Rugby Garden Centre.   

Our proposals would include indoor and outdoor Padel courts, alongside changing rooms, improved parking, and revitalised retail spaces, improving the long-term viability of the garden centre and delivering new jobs and recreation opportunities for the local community. 

We recognise the importance of engaging and collaborating with local stakeholders and the wider community throughout the planning process. As such, we will be holding a drop-in session at the centre to gather feedback from local residents and customers. A notification letter will also be distributed to neighbouring properties to inform them of the plans. 

Please fill out our survey below to share your thoughts on our proposals and register your interest to hear more about our plans as they develop.

Our plans will include: 

• Three covered Padel courts
  
  
• Three outdoor Padel courts
  
  
• Changing rooms, a recovery area, and new reception area
  
  
• New parking spaces for Padel customers
  
  
• Revitalised retail areas including a new juice bar

Benefits  

• New Padel Club for Rugby - helping people to stay active and join in with the UK’s fastest growing sport
  
  
• Creating new job opportunities and safeguarding existing employment at Rugby Garden Centre
  
  
• Built entirely on brownfield land, utilising existing derelict buildings
  
  
• An improved shopping experience for garden centre customers
  
  
• Protecting the long-term viability of Rugby Garden Centre 

What is Padel? 

Padel is the UK’s fastest growing sport, with participation rising to around 400,000 players in 2024. The sport combines elements of tennis and squash and is played on a specialised enclosed court. Because of the specialised court required, there is strong demand for new courts, with many new facilities currently being constructed across the UK. British Garden Centres hope that our new courts at Rugby Garden Centre will bring significant benefits to the community by promoting health and fitness, creating opportunities for social connection, and providing a modern, inclusive sporting facility that encourages people to be active together. 

British Garden Centres hopes that these proposals will diversify our offering at Rugby Garden Centre, broadening its customer base, and creating a vibrant, community-focused leisure destination. 

Find out more

Come and speak to the team at our drop-in event 

We will be hosting a public drop in event at Rugby Garden Centre to answer questions from the local community and introduce the plans to our customers. Members of the project team will be on hand to discuss the masterplan and talk through the opportunities at the site. 

When: 11am-1pm 8th November 2025

Where: Rugby Garden Centre

Please feel free to get in touch with our team if you have any questions or would like to find out more about our proposals.

Phone: 0800 080 3161

Email: rugbygardencentre-padel@devcomms.co.uk

Freepost: DEVCOMMS 

All emails will be reviewed prior to the submission of our Planning Application. Please submit your questions no later than 12 November 2025. 

Share your thoughts

Please take a few moments to fill out the form below, sharing your thoughts about our proposals for Rugby Garden Centre. Your response will help us to tailor our plans before we submit a planning application to Rugby Borough Council.

Please provide your comments before the consultation period ends on 12 November 2025.

Thank you for completing our feedback form. All comments will be reviewed and considered as our proposals progress through the planning process.