Padel Court in Cilandak Temporarily Closed, Awaiting Commercial Zone Regulations
The management of the Fourthwall Padel court in Cilandak, South Jakarta, has temporarily suspended operations to install soundproofing after a mediation with local residents. Fourthwall is also awaiting the commercial zone regulations to be decided by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government.
“Yes, we have closed and suspended operations since Saturday (February 21st). So, as of Saturday, February 21st, we temporarily closed our activities,” said a representative of Fourthwall Padel Cilandak management, Fajar Edi Putra, as reported by Antara on Wednesday (February 25th, 2026).
The decision was made after a mediation facilitated by the local sub-district office with neighboring residents. During the mediation, residents requested that management install soundproofing to prevent noise from the games from entering their homes.
According to him, the soundproofing installation process began on Friday (February 20th) with surveys and measurements of noise levels, both inside and outside the court area, including in neighboring homes.
“The process has been carried out since February 20th. Our target is that in the coming weeks, either Thursday or Friday, the materials will start to arrive,” he said.
The work is targeted to take about 20 to 30 working days. During this process, operations will be completely suspended.
During the mediation, the operating hours during the soundproofing installation were discussed. Management proposed to remain open from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM, while residents wanted it to be from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
“Rather than the current situation fluctuating, especially during Ramadan, we decided to temporarily close,” he said.
During the temporary closure, the padel court employees will be temporarily laid off. However, management stated that they will still be responsible for the employees.
“We, the management, will remain fully responsible for our employees,” he said.
Waiting for Certainty on Zoning Regulations
In addition, Fourthwall Padel Cilandak is also waiting for certainty regarding the implementation of regulations for businesses located in commercial zones. Fourthwall believes that their location is in a commercial zone.
“The issue circulating now is that we are in a residential area, but that’s not entirely true. Our padel court is indeed located in a commercial zone,” said Fajar.
Fajar said that the location of the court is in a commercial zone, not purely in a residential area. However, he admitted that there are residential houses next to the zone, so they still respect the presence of local residents.
Regarding the direction to limit operating hours to 8:00 PM for padel courts in residential zones, Fajar said that they will follow the applicable regulations.
“If I quote from the Governor, until 8:00 PM is for padel courts located in residential zones,” he said.
Fajar said that management will review the applicable regulations before reopening operations. Regarding permits, he said that they already have business permits, while the Building Approval Permit (PBG) has been submitted since August before construction began.
“For the padel court, we already have the business permits. However, the PBG has actually been submitted since last August,” he said.
However, the PBG has not yet been issued, and management said they will re-check the process with the company’s legal department.
The Governor of DKI Jakarta, Pramono Anung, previously decided to stop issuing building permits for new padel courts in residential areas. In the future, padel courts will only be allowed to be built in commercial areas.
“It has been decided that new permits for the construction of padel courts will not be allowed in residential zones. Everything must be in commercial zones for new ones,” said Pramono after leading a limited meeting at City Hall, Jakarta, on Tuesday (February 24th).