Residents in a posh royal town have objected to plans to build three new padel courts at an upmarket tennis club over fears of the "gunshot-like" racket.
Angry locals living in £785,000 properties worry their tranquility will be shattered by the three proposed new floodlit courts at Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club .
The sports club already has one court and homeowners now fear a "Gunfight at the OK Corral'-style racket if the plans are approved.
They say the existing padel court has already left the affluent area sounding "like a warzone" with players constantly shouting and swearing.
And they are now concerned the extra courts would leave them facing a daily barrage of deafening noise and also bring down house prices in the leafy West Midlands town.
The trendy game is a hybrid between squash and tennis and is considered the fastest growing sport in the world.
But residents say it has no place in a suburban setting as the banging noises from players hitting the balls can be "unbearable."
Others worry about the impact on pensioners living in nearby care homes with the noisy sport often being played 12 hours a day - between 9am until 9pm.
Media consultant Jason Kerrigan, 52, who lives just metres away from the private members club, which was founded in 1922, accused them of "bullying" locals.
Angry locals living in £785,000 properties worry their tranquility will be shattered by the three proposed new floodlit courts at Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club .
The sports club already has one court and homeowners now fear a "Gunfight at the OK Corral'-style racket if the plans are approved.
They say the existing padel court has already left the affluent area sounding "like a warzone" with players constantly shouting and swearing.
And they are now concerned the extra courts would leave them facing a daily barrage of deafening noise and also bring down house prices in the leafy West Midlands town.
The trendy game is a hybrid between squash and tennis and is considered the fastest growing sport in the world.
But residents say it has no place in a suburban setting as the banging noises from players hitting the balls can be "unbearable."
Others worry about the impact on pensioners living in nearby care homes with the noisy sport often being played 12 hours a day - between 9am until 9pm.
Media consultant Jason Kerrigan, 52, who lives just metres away from the private members club, which was founded in 1922, accused them of "bullying" locals.
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