How safe is your golf club.

[Tashyboy]

Reading a story about Royal Norwich moving seven miles down the road. In essence they have sold up to build 1,000 new homes and have bought another golf course to turn it into a 27 hole course.
Darlington has just voted to sell and build a new course on adjacent land.
In these two instances its seems that clubs, councils, developers and house buyers are winners.
But in the present climate of housing development land being required how safe is your course.

 

[GB72]

Very. Our land is part of the Belton estate and unlikely to be sold for develpment

 

[sawtooth]

Very unsafe.

LA purchased Blue Mountain GC from Luffs who was leasing it to Crown Golf.

The LA plan to build 450 houses and 3 schools on the 200 acre site. This is despite an agreement they had both signed in 1992 not to develop site for at least 125 years.

 

[Guvnor2013]

OK(ish) at the moment as North Manchester GC is in the process of selling off the practice ground (about 6 acres) to a developer on the premise that the funds raised will build us a new clubhouse/practice ground/facilities which will be cheaper to maintain and secure the club's future in the medium term. Hope it goes well and is the right decision as we only get one chance at this, we can't sell it off twice. From what I've seen/heard, the sub-committee seem to be handling it well. Fingers crossed.

 

[Smiffy]

I understand that Royal Ascot is under threat.
I've heard rumours that they are going to develop it and build a golf course there.

 

[Fish]

I understand that Royal Ascot is under threat.
I've heard rumours that they are going to develop it and build a golf course there.

:rofl:

 

[Wayman]

Reading a story about Royal Norwich moving seven miles down the road. In essence they have sold up to build 1,000 new homes and have bought another golf course to turn it into a 27 hole course.
Darlington has just voted to sell and build a new course on adjacent land.
In these two instances its seems that clubs, councils, developers and house buyers are winners.
But in the present climate of housing development land being required how safe is your course.[/QUOTE

Darlington is this the course up in the north east???

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Our course , Aylesbury Park is going to have to close when HS2 ploughs through the middle of it.
Whenever that is,
One day the builders fences will go up , we have no idea when, but it seems to be creeping closer and closer .

 

[Fish]

Mine is 100% safe, although the one I just left is possibly under threat as it's already been completely surround by Lafarge excavating and removing all the sand and it's just completed some bore holes on the golf course for them to assess what depth and volume of sand is under the course, I'm sure they'll put a bid in for it at sometime!

 

[chrisd]

We are in the process of moving. It's early stages but I think we've found an alternative site but,with about 80 acres, it's hard trying to get house/industrial builders to stump up enough to buy land, build a course and club house and give enough time for it to bed in before we vacate

 

[Tongo]

A course near me, Botley Park, closed earlier this year with a planned 2000 homes to be built on the site.

 

[davidy233]

Very - courses are owned by Links trust so club's can't sell

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I understand that Royal Ascot is under threat.
I've heard rumours that they are going to develop it and build a golf course there.

:rofl:

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Ours is pretty safe

One has been lost in the area this year - Mentmore but understand they will be looking to reopen at some point

 

[Tashyboy]

Reading a story about Royal Norwich moving seven miles down the road. In essence they have sold up to build 1,000 new homes and have bought another golf course to turn it into a 27 hole course.
Darlington has just voted to sell and build a new course on adjacent land.
In these two instances its seems that clubs, councils, developers and house buyers are winners.
But in the present climate of housing development land being required how safe is your course.[/QUOTE

Darlington is this the course up in the north east???

Yes the club chairmans quote re " This is a win win situation for us, the developer and the town as it strives to meet its housing needs", was taken from the Darlington and Stockton times. Members voted 221-36 in favour to back the plan which doesn't seem a lot of members

 

[patricks148]

Nairn is pretty safe, only thing that would put it in danger is erosion.

The Club near me in Inverness is having to move though. They are building the western link road though it. Which is the construction of another canal swing bridge though the old part of the course and the highland council have no doubt done a dodgy deal to build houses on the rest. They could have built bridge over the canal and River Ness and nothing would have had to be touched. but they didn't even cost a bridge, so are going with an other swing bridge next to the current one and a road though the park and Rugby pitches. More land fee'd up in the centre of town and the removal of the last green space in the town.

 

[spongebob59]

We are in the process of moving. It's early stages but I think we've found an alternative site but,with about 80 acres, it's hard trying to get house/industrial builders to stump up enough to buy land, build a course and club house and give enough time for it to bed in before we vacate

Come and join Canterbury :thup:

 

[dewsweeper]

Yes the club chairmans quote re " This is a win win situation for us, the developer and the town as it strives to meet its housing needs", was taken from the Darlington and Stockton times. Members voted 221-36 in favour to back the plan which doesn't seem a lot of members

Golf Club meetings are usually poorly attended in my experience.
It seems easier to moan and groan in the car park or on the course.
Dewsweper

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Come and join Canterbury :thup:

Littlestone

 

[Break90]

The land our couse is built on is owned by Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, one of the oldest colleges in the Cambridge University network. They own vast swathes of land and buildings in and around Cambridge.

The course was originally built in 1901 as a recreational facility for the Professors and Fellows of the University, who to this day receive priority membership to the club. Don't think they'll be selling up any time soon.