Two clubs gain approval to build housing | The Golf Business

Two golf clubs have both received planning permission to build homes which could secure their futures. Duns Golf Club, which has been ‘struggling to keep its head above water’ according to the Border Telegraph, has received approval from Scottish Borders Council for permission to develop a single dwelling. The land was previously used as a greenkeepers’ yard but is now redundant and is surplus to requirement by the club. The club says it requires a substantial injection of cash to carry out necessary work to the clubhouse and to maintain the course and the sale of the land for housing was seen as a potential solution. The 18-hole venue had considered downsizing to nine holes, but feared that such a move would only result in further economic problems in the longer term for the club and the community. The application was initially refused but has been overturned on appeal. Meanwhile, Huyton & Prescot Golf Club in Liverpool, which has a Grade II-listed Victorian villa at its centre, has received approval by Knowsley Council to create a number of serviced apartments on site. The planning application proposes the alteration, refurbishment and change of use of the upper floors of the existing…
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