Major expansion of Rudding Park recommended for approval – The Stray Ferret

The planned golf club at Rudding Park. Credit – Rudding Park Hotel & Spa. Council officers have recommended councillors approve an expansion of Rudding Park Hotel and Spa to create a new golfing clubhouse, family hub, tennis courts and the reinstatement of a walled garden. Rudding Park is a luxury tourist destination on a sprawling 300-acre estate three miles south of Harrogate. Planning documents say that its current clubhouse was originally built as a temporary facility but has now outgrown its useful life and “considerably discredits the course”. The new building would be spread over two storeys and also would feature swimming pools, restaurants, a gym and changing rooms. A replacement family hub would also be built to include a creche, softplay area and swimming pool. Masterplan of the renovations as proposed by Rudding Park. A walled garden was converted into a caravan park in the 1970s but would be reinstated. Four new tennis courts and a pavilion are also proposed as part of the plans. According to planning documents, the improvements will result in an additional 75 full time jobs and will lead to an extra £14.3 million being spent in the local area every year. Documents state: “Over the
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