Leisure & Sports Facility Development

Planning, design and delivery support for sports clubs, leisure providers and new-build venues.

Transforming Leisure Concepts Into Deliverable Projects

With extensive experience across the sports and leisure sector, we help clients shape facilities that are both functional and commercially viable. From golf studios and padel courts to training centres, clubhouses and multi-use sports buildings, our planners and designers work together to provide clear direction from feasibility to planning and Building Regulations.

The result is a streamlined development process - and facilities designed to perform for your club, your users and your future growth.

In-house architectural drawings for sports halls, padel courts, clubhouses and training centres.

Why Choose Us for Sports & Leisure Development?

Sports and leisure facilities demand a unique blend of design, operational insight and technical planning expertise. At Fytche-Taylor Planning Ltd, we offer a complete service tailored to clubs and leisure operators looking to expand, modernise or develop new facilities.

Our clients trust us because:

  • We have proven experience delivering a wide range of sports developments

  • Our multidisciplinary team includes RTPI-accredited planners, architectural designers and technical specialists

  • We understand how sports buildings must function commercially and operationally

  • We manage the full process in-house - from feasibility to planning, Building Regulations and delivery

  • We provide clear, practical advice that keeps projects on track and cost-effective


Recent Sports & Leisure Projects

We are proud to have worked with clubs, leisure operators and private clients across a wide range of sports. Recent projects include:

  • Professional football club indoor performance centre

  • Specialist golf training studios and coaching suites

  • Multi-court padel tennis facility

  • Modern clubhouses and changing room complexes

  • Community sports pavilions and indoor training spaces

  • Refurbishments and extensions to existing leisure venues

Step-by-step process showing how sports and leisure development projects progress from feasibility to completion.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "It has been a pleasure having Fytche-Taylor Planning LTD successfully acquiring planning for a Golf Studio at Lincoln Golf Club. Very professional in every step of the way! Well done!"

David Middleton, PGA Golf Pro, Lincoln Golf Club

A selection of our Sports and Leisure Projects: Expertly Planned & Delivered by Fytche-Taylor Planning

Architectural planning and design concepts for new sports and leisure facilities.
Completed sports and leisure projects delivered through expert planning and design services.
Feasibility and concept design work for sports, recreation and leisure developments.
Architectural planning and design concepts for new sports and leisure facilities.
Professional planning support for sports clubs developing new or expanded facilities

More Sports & Leisure Case Studies

  • North Hykeham Hub: Community hub upgrade including new library, café and all-weather MUGA, delivered for North Hykeham Town Council

  • Lincoln Golf Centre Holiday Lodges: Master-planning and consent for luxury lodges within a golf centre environment enhancing club revenue and member experience.

  • New Equestrian Facility – Carr Farm, Thorney: Full planning consent secured for a modern riding arena, stables, paddocks and gated access.

  • Lincolnshire Airsoft: Conversion of rural buildings into a purpose-built airsoft arena, delivering immersive recreational space and planning expertise.


Other Leisure Sector Projects - all delivered by our team

  • Lakeside Park: a £1.2 m transformation to form fishing lakes and site luxury eco-lodges near Newark, Nottinghamshire.

  • Lodge and Nature Park with walking routes: Planning approved for 14 low-carbon eco-lodges set around wildlife ponds and nature park near Lincoln, boosting visitor accommodation.

More on Lodges and Holiday Park Planning

Exterior view of the Fytche-Taylor Planning offices at Burton Waters Marina in Lincoln.
Fytche-Taylor Planning’s Lincoln office, based at the picturesque Burton Waters development.