The South Devon Golf Club battles for the future with a rescue plan

A South Devon Golf Club is ready to put his future on a massive revision – losing six of its holes, but winning a paddling and pickle balls, a revised clubhouse and holiday accommodation.
Members of the Dartmoor National Park Authority's planning committee are considering the application of the Detign Valley Golf Club at its most recent meeting.

They heard that the club was not viable in its current form and would probably close if it had not made any radical changes.
Planning officials advise the members to approved the plans, albeit with a long list of conditions.
Instead, the club wants to shorten its 18-hole course in Christow to 12 holes, with some of the existing areas being “re-spent”. An extended clubhouse could include 12 rooms for visitor accommodations, and a “farmhouse skin” Berhaus could deliver 10 more.
Sixteen Scandinavian 'eco-cabin' in Scandinavian style could also be built to accommodate visitors.
In addition, a new golfer hut could be built to prepare for their rounds, along with two paddle spaces and two pickle balls.
According to the committee, a report of a planning officer to the committee must attract both golfers and non-golfers across the country, and the company's long-term residents depends on diversifying its facilities and at the same time keeping the Golf as the main activity.
The report continues: “The declared vision is to re-position the dough Valley Golf Club as a contemporary, family-oriented golf, leisure and hospitality industry for the local community.”
The application of the club states: “The proposals embody a thoughtful approach and prioritize the preservation of the landscape, the biological diversity and the rich legacy of Dartmoor within the plans.
“It became carefully attentive and sensitive design to preserve and restore the natural beauty of Dartmoor. Through thoughtful design and commitment of the community, we would like to have a positive impact on the long-term management of the Dartmoor national park and promote harmony between nature and human activities.”
Of the 107 letters that the authority received on the plan, 86 stood, where people said that the development was good for the local environment and encouraged more people in the club.
The refusers called flood problems, traffic and loss of a local asset.
In his report, the planning director Dean Kinsella says that the new buildings of development would mean certain damage to the historical environment and the sensitive landscape, but would be compensated for by careful design and landscape design.