Padel Court on Green Space Ultimately Ordered to be Demolished

Jakarta — The Atlas Padel sports court on Puri Indah Block Q Road, Kembangan Selatan, West Jakarta, has been permanently sealed and ordered for demolition.

The structure was erected without authorisation on green space (Ruang Terbuka Hijau, or RTH) owned by the Jakarta Provincial Government.

West Jakarta Mayor Iin Mutmainnah has affirmed that the green space must be restored to its original function following the sealing.

Vera Revina Sari, Head of the Public Works, Spatial Planning and Land Agency (CKTRP) of Jakarta, stated that the provincial government is taking the matter of the padel court’s spatial permit seriously.

“Since this building has already been constructed, this RTH land must be restored to its original function. There must be no more buildings. The land must become pure RTH again, complete with the trees that were previously there,” Vera said.

Vera emphasised that the land falls within an RTH subzone, meaning the owner of Atlas Padel could not possibly have obtained a building permit.

CKTRP has requested the owner to demolish the building voluntarily in accordance with Government Regulation No. 16 of 2021.

“Normatively, the timeframe might be around two to three months. But now this padel sport is receiving considerable attention, it is widespread and many are violating regulations, so we hope the process can be faster,” Vera added.

Additionally, CKTRP will evaluate all padel courts in West Jakarta, particularly those that already have building permits but have not yet obtained a Certificate of Compliance (SLF).

“Once a building has obtained the Certificate of Compliance and has received approval from the surrounding community, only then can the building’s operations be resumed,” Vera explained.

Observations by Kompas.com showed that the building cannot operate, with access blocked by yellow tape marked “DCKTRP Line” and a sealing notice banner posted.

Iin affirmed that the sealing measure is permanent because the owner had ignored previous warning letters.

“The measure was followed up with a permanent cessation order, but the owner disregarded it. Therefore, permanent sealing was carried out,” Iin said.