Plans for £20million tennis centre and museum as legacy to Andy Murray are withdrawn

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Proposals for a controversial new tennis and golf centre development to honour the legacy of Sir Andy Murray have been scrapped.

The group behind the Park of Keir development, a multi-million pound project between Dunblane and Bridge of Allan, this week confirmed that the project will not go ahead.

A combination of factors were blamed for the u-turn by the trustees of the Murray Play Foundation – the charitable organisation established to design, build, and operate the facility – including significant increases in construction, material, energy and labour costs, a lengthy and uncertain planning process, and “protracted discussions with governing bodies, has precipitated the decision”.The £20million project – inspired by the careers of Dunblane brothers Andy and Jamie Murray and driven by their mother Judy – was intended to provide affordable access to leisure for thousands of people of all ages and abilities, and to grow the sports of tennis, pickleball and padel by creating an accessible, community-focused pay-to-play centre with indoor and outdoor courts, gym, exercise studio, soft play, and a multi-use games area (MUGA).The foundation also planned to develop a vast workforce of community coaches to serve all three sports.A spokesperson for the Murray Play Foundation said: “It is with deep regret and sorrow that we bring this project to an end, and with it a unique opportunity for a sporting legacy from the careers of two young men from Dunblane who reached the top of their sport and inspired countless people to play the game.“Judy has been involved in promoting sport and tennis her whole life.