The Padel Club at Adare Manor
The project is a new Guest Activity Building at Adare Manor to provide indoor sports, leisure and recreation facilities including a swimming pool and padel courts.
Client
Tizzard Holdings (Unlimited) Company
Involvement
May 2018-April 2021
Architect
Healy Partners Architects
Location
Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort, Adare, County Limerick
Role
Town & Country Resources Limited is planning advisor to the client, project architect and design team. This has entailed :
- providing strategic planning guidance on how best to achieve the clients’ and project architect’s vision for the site which presented the issues the insertion of a contemporary new build element within an extremely sensitive built heritage and archaeological conservation context characterised by multiple protected structures. Adare Manor is also located within an Architectural Conservation Area.
- Dianne McDonogh led all planning aspects of the proposal, including management of consultations with key stakeholders and statutory consultees; co-ordination and preparation of the planning application documents; co-ordination and preparation of the Response to Further Information Submission to the Planning Authority.
Planning Outcome
An Bord Pleanala issued a Final Grant of Permission for the project in November 2019. Construction is complete and the Padel Club is now fully operational offering two custom-built indoor padel courts, the first of their kind in Ireland, in addition to a sports simulation room, a swimming pool, gym and contemplative studio. The project has won numerous architectural awards since its completion.
