If given the green light, the plan is that they would sit alongside the University’s first Padel Courts. Provider Soul Padel is leading the planning application for these on behalf of the University.
The current playing fields at the University offer a 3G pitch for football and rugby plus a grass pitch. The new plans could see the area transformed into three high quality multi-use sports pitches with improved access and on-site changing facilities for use by students, staff and the wider community.
Submitted by the Crescent Partnership (comprising the University of Salford, Salford Council and ECF – a partnership between Homes England, L&G and Muse), the plans form part of the £2.5bn, 240-acre Crescent Salford masterplan regenerating this area of the city.
The proposals feature a new 3G all-weather football pitch together with a new 2G all-weather pitch for hockey, tennis and recreational 11-a-side football. One of the existing grass football pitches will be enhanced and a new informal 1km running trail will be added.
The plan features new changing facilities, toilets and shelters as well as EV charging and accessible parking. More effective signage, footpaths and lighting will make the area more welcoming and easier to reach from multiple directions.
The plans offer increased native planting including new trees, a wildflower meadow and better drainage to prevent flooding, and landscaping will make the area more welcoming for residents, students, sports teams and any other visitors.
The University of Salford’s plan to open its first Padel courts has been submitted to Salford City Council. Contractors Soul Padel submitted the planning application for four new covered courts on the University’s Wallness Lane land earlier this year. They will be bookable by students, University staff and people from the local community.
The refurbishment of the playing fields and the new padel courts mark the next stage in the University’s Campus Connectivity Plan which is the major redevelopment of its research, teaching and public spaces.
