£55million Plans for golf course
at Kingennie Country Resort
FROM THE PRESS AND JOURNAL
By ALISON MIDDLETON
Plans for a £55million championship golf course and golf academy have been unveiled in Angus.
Mike Forbes, of Forbes of Kingennie Country Resort (situated inland between Arbroath and Carnoustie), is leading plans for the development which could create more than 100 jobs.
Ryder Cup player Darren Clarke is backing the project which would see an 18-hole golf course created on farmland between Kingennie and Wellbank.
A five-star hotel and spa are included in the development , while housing will be built on 80 half-acre plots around the perimeter of the golf course.
An application for planning permission is due to be submitted to Angus Council by the end of May.
Mr Forbes said the development will provide a mix of luxury houses along the course's edge and affordable housing mixed with homes on the village perimeter.
He added: "We are thrilled that Darren Clarke is putting his name to and support behind this golf deveopmetn that aims to rival the best in the world.
"We have put together a talented team of experts to design the developemnt, taking account of the existing community and landscape.
"We believe that in addition to the obvious benefits to Angus, this development will significantly enhance the area, which is currently largely agricultural, and provide Wellbank residents, as well as visitors, with outstanding facilities.
"Part of our plans could include road improvements, a network of foopatha to open up the currently inaccessible agricultural land and even investment in the local school.
"We are now at the stage where we can start to consult with the community over the plans and look forward to hearing their views."
The course will be designed by golf course architect Graeme Webster (pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency, who has designed several golf courses in the North-east, including Inchmarlo, Meldrum House and Glenisla as well as King's Acre near Edinburgh. He has also designed courses in Germany and, more recently, Norway).
A five-star junior golf academy will be fronted by Tiger Woods' first coach, Rudy Duran, and David Gosling who created the Young Masters Golf programme
Dundee and Angus Chamber of Comnmerce chief executive Alan Mitchell said: "This is a huge investment wich would be a tremendous boost for the area.
at Kingennie Country Resort
FROM THE PRESS AND JOURNAL
By ALISON MIDDLETON
Plans for a £55million championship golf course and golf academy have been unveiled in Angus.
Mike Forbes, of Forbes of Kingennie Country Resort (situated inland between Arbroath and Carnoustie), is leading plans for the development which could create more than 100 jobs.
Ryder Cup player Darren Clarke is backing the project which would see an 18-hole golf course created on farmland between Kingennie and Wellbank.
A five-star hotel and spa are included in the development , while housing will be built on 80 half-acre plots around the perimeter of the golf course.
An application for planning permission is due to be submitted to Angus Council by the end of May.
Mr Forbes said the development will provide a mix of luxury houses along the course's edge and affordable housing mixed with homes on the village perimeter.
He added: "We are thrilled that Darren Clarke is putting his name to and support behind this golf deveopmetn that aims to rival the best in the world.
"We have put together a talented team of experts to design the developemnt, taking account of the existing community and landscape.
"We believe that in addition to the obvious benefits to Angus, this development will significantly enhance the area, which is currently largely agricultural, and provide Wellbank residents, as well as visitors, with outstanding facilities.
"Part of our plans could include road improvements, a network of foopatha to open up the currently inaccessible agricultural land and even investment in the local school.
"We are now at the stage where we can start to consult with the community over the plans and look forward to hearing their views."
The course will be designed by golf course architect Graeme Webster (pictured above by Cal Carson Golf Agency, who has designed several golf courses in the North-east, including Inchmarlo, Meldrum House and Glenisla as well as King's Acre near Edinburgh. He has also designed courses in Germany and, more recently, Norway).
A five-star junior golf academy will be fronted by Tiger Woods' first coach, Rudy Duran, and David Gosling who created the Young Masters Golf programme
Dundee and Angus Chamber of Comnmerce chief executive Alan Mitchell said: "This is a huge investment wich would be a tremendous boost for the area.
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