Overview
- Miesbach’s building committee approved converting two tennis courts into three padel courts and accepted a compromise on hours that allows general use until 21:00 with play starting at 08:00 on weekdays and 09:00 on Sundays.
- Eichenau’s municipal council gave its consent to a TC Eichenau padel plan while asking the district authority to require the club to present a noise measurement after one year and to examine traffic-calming steps.
- In Weßling, the SC Weßling proposed two outdoor courts with about €220,000 estimated cost and local entrepreneurs offering to fund and operate them, while Hohenlohe Padel presented concrete plans for an eight- to ten-court hall at Flugplatz Oberpfaffenhofen with a €2.5–3.5 million price tag but has not filed a formal application.
- Key regulatory checks remain outstanding, including formal Immissionsschutz (noise) confirmations, Landratsamt approvals and possible Bebauungsplan procedures that planners say could take at least 1.5 years.
- Proponents point to rapid national and international growth of padel and say conversions are practical because padel courts are smaller and use side walls, while residents warn the sport’s sharp, ‘shot-like’ noise could rise if facilities operate commercially and more intense monitoring or limits may follow.