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Playing sports? Yes. Disturbing neighbors? No<\/strong>. That\u2019s the conclusion reached by the courts after complaints were filed by residents of Versailles, in the Yvelines. Backed by the city council, they accused the five-star Trianon Palace hotel<\/strong> of causing noise pollution through its Royal Padel Club<\/strong>, which has been operating since late 2024.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Built on a protected, non-buildable site behind the luxury hotel\u2014without authorization<\/strong>\u2014the three seven-meter-high padel courts are set to be demolished<\/strong>. The city had sent several removal requests to the hotel and the company managed by Michel Ohayon, which responded by proposing to repaint the structure green. Last February, following a contradictory procedure, \u201cthe city issued a formal notice against the parties violating urban planning rules, ordering them to dismantle the structure and restore the site to its original state, with a penalty of \u20ac500 per day of delay, capped at \u20ac25,000<\/strong>,\u201d<\/em> it stated on its website. A legal action was then initiated. In July, the Versailles judicial court ruled in favor of the complete removal of these facilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n \n “There are, of course, very strong heritage protections at this location. People didn\u2019t understand, since they were saying, \u2018But we\u2019re always asked to complete complicated applications, and we often don\u2019t get authorization.\u2019 And yet here, there was a construction project carried out without even a request being made,\u201d<\/em> said Fran\u00e7ois de Mazi\u00e8res, mayor (Independent right) of Versailles, speaking to France 3 Paris \u00cele-de-France.<\/p>\n \nProtecting a heritage site<\/h2>\n