Billingbear Park Golf Course, a pay-and-play facility located in Berkshire, has had plans to build a new putting course and a golf simulator and coaching studio featuring six bays approved by The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council.
The Wokingham-based venue, which boasts a 9-hole course designed by Martin Hawtree, and a 9-hole par-3 course, will also install three padel courts and two pickleball courts as part of major investment in its off-course facilities.
Mark Batchelor, founding director of 4TY Planning Ltd, speaking on behalf of the club at the planning meeting, said: “Like many courses, Billingbear Park faces a clear challenge; participation in golf is dwindling, and a loan would not sustain the site’s long-term viability. The site must evolve and offer new facilities which reflect how people want to be active today.”