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Peter Crosland

wrote:
We're tentatively thinking about building (is that the right word?) a
tennis court. The previous owners of our house have already levelled
a piece of ground and laid a course of bricks round the levelled area.
There are also holes for the corner posts for the fencing.

The fencing etc. seems to me fairly striaghtforward but I haven't
really got a clue about what's needed for foundations and court
surface. Our land is *very* sandy so effectively we have a sand base
already made.

Are there any web sites around which could be helpful in deciding
whether this is a sensible DIY thing to do, what's involved and any
companies which might be helpful in doing some parts of the work.

We're in Suffolk if it's relevant.

If it is a hard court then you may need planning permission. Best to check
rather than have to rip it up later. Likewise speak to building control.

Peter Crosland