I agree entirely. Monocultures they are and yes, too many of them. Turn them into housing with community facilities, a few good tennis courts, a play park for kids, a few shops for the essentials and maybe the odd school, and lots of trees (they have community value ) with perhaps some allotments to get people outside and productive, helping mental health as well.
I *think* this would need a national policy change too. Although probably not if courses were specifically allocated for development, rather than having a list of requirements that would make them suitable.
I’ve written previously about planning policy and golf courses here:
Rather than push to crank up the population density, how about better amenities for the existing population? For example, there is a woeful lack of sports centres capable of hosting matches with visiting teams and individuals for any number of sports.
I agree entirely. Monocultures they are and yes, too many of them. Turn them into housing with community facilities, a few good tennis courts, a play park for kids, a few shops for the essentials and maybe the odd school, and lots of trees (they have community value ) with perhaps some allotments to get people outside and productive, helping mental health as well.
Yes to this. Malcolm Gladwell made a similar case in a podcast about the extravagant waste of land for golf in Los Angeles.
I *think* this would need a national policy change too. Although probably not if courses were specifically allocated for development, rather than having a list of requirements that would make them suitable.
I’ve written previously about planning policy and golf courses here:
https://www.strategiclandgroup.co.uk/insights/how-easy-is-it-to-build-new-homes-on-a-golf-course
Have you ever played golf ???
Rather than push to crank up the population density, how about better amenities for the existing population? For example, there is a woeful lack of sports centres capable of hosting matches with visiting teams and individuals for any number of sports.