Residents Reject Padel Court in Pulomas, East Jakarta Government Summons Relevant Agencies

Residents have rejected the presence of a padel court in Pulomas, Pulogadung, East Jakarta, citing noise disturbance. The East Jakarta Municipal Government is set to summon a number of relevant agencies to discuss the matter.

“We will be calling in the Spatial Planning, Housing and Land Affairs Sub-agency, the One-Stop Integrated Service (PTSP), and the Civil Service Police Unit (Satpol PP),” said East Jakarta Mayor Munjirin at SMK 24 Cipayung, East Jakarta, on Monday (23/2/2026).

In addition, the municipal government will coordinate with the State Administrative Court (PTUN) regarding the issue.

“Yes, we’ll see about that later. We haven’t called them in yet,” Munjirin said.

Residents Disturbed by Noise

Previously, residents of Pulomas, Kayu Putih, Pulogadung, had protested the construction of a padel court in their area. The facility is known to have received warning letters as well as a demolition order from the government.

One resident, Ratna, said construction of the court began in June 2024. Initially, residents assumed the building was for private use.

However, in November 2024, when an opening event was held, residents and neighbourhood administrators were confused as they felt they had never been asked for their consent regarding the construction of the padel court by the facility’s management.

With no clarity forthcoming, residents filed a lawsuit at the State Administrative Court (PTUN) concerning the building permit.

“During the court proceedings, we eventually discovered that the evidence from the Municipal Government actually showed that the Mayor had issued warning letter one, warning letter two, warning letter three, and a demolition order for the court,” Ratna said.

The warning letters had been issued in May 2025, after the court was already in operation. Ratna acknowledged that since 2024, the padel court had frequently caused noise disturbance and made residents uncomfortable.

“There are so many cars passing through — perhaps around 100 to 150 vehicles. And when you factor in pick-ups and drop-offs, it doubles, with cars going back and forth. Then there were tournaments as well, which made it extremely crowded,” Ratna said.