TENNIS players in Marnhull could soon be serving into the night if plans for floodlights are approved.

Marnhull Tennis Club has applied to Dorset Council for permission to install four, 10 metre-high pillars for lights around courts, off Nash Lane.

A cable providing power for the lights would be run underground to Marnhull Village Hall, the application said.

In the application, Marnhull Tennis Club details steps taken to consult the village over the installation of the lights.

An example of the lights proposed for Marnhull Tennis Club. Picture: Sports Lighting UK/Dorset Council

It said meetings were held, leaflets distributed and visits paid to neighbours to discuss the scheme.

Cameras were also installed at the site to ensure the lights would have no impact on bats.

“(The) conclusion from Green Team (is) that there is no material concern over the project, which confirms the support of the Village Hall Committee and (Marnhull) Parish Council,” the application added.

For more details, and to comment on the proposals, log on to www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk and search for application reference P/FUL/2023/06869.

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Four pillars are proposed to hold floodlights at Marnhull Tennis Club, standing 10m high. Picture: Marnhull Tennis Club/Dorset Council