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Horsham Golf Club & Fitness
Save your golf course – 18 holes not 800 houses
Horsham Golf and Fitness and The Generator Group want to concrete over your golf course with up to 800 houses to create Horsham Golf and Fitness Village. As well as housing, the development would include office space, a nursery, and a hockey pitch and facilities.
The thriving existing courses would go, replaced by a short course, pitch and putt and mini golf. No 18 holes course, with the challenges, interest and beautiful surroundings you enjoy today.
It’s not just wildlife who would lose out, the new development would disrupt wildlife and the environment and strain local services.
The demand for golf is growing but the choice for golfers around Horsham is dwindling, especially for winter play.
You need to act now to save your golf course.
Horsham District Council is considering this application NOW!
Save Horsham Golf Club - Take Action Now!
We only have until 19th July to oppose the development.
The public consultation then closes and Horsham District Council will take a decision.
We need as many people as possible to object to the proposals so that the Council is in no doubt about the strength of local opposition and the serious concerns the application raises.
What can I say and how do I say it?
Loss of amenities
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Most golfers want to play 18 holes, not 9. A longer course provides more technical challenge, interest and exercise.
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The demand for golf is growing.
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Golf is great for fitness and social connection, helping to keep people physically and mentally healthy - young and old.
Strain on services
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The local infrastructure and services in south Horsham and Southwater are buckling.
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NHS services including hospitals, GPs and pharmacies are under unsustainable pressure. Dentists are not taking on NHS patients
Safety concerns
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Worthing Road is precarious for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. An inevitable surge in traffic volume on already congested roads and the Hop Oast roundabout will make it worse.
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The narrow pavement on Worthing Road into Horsham is not for the faint-hearted. Pedestrians are just a foot away from vehicles travelling at 40+ mph.
Loss of green space
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For centuries this unique landscape has been an important recreational area for Horsham. Today the area provides a beautiful and calm woodland and meadow playground for ramblers, dogwalkers, joggers and cyclists who enjoy the footpaths and bridleways that criss-cross this glorious landscape, right on Horsham’s doorstep.
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One of Horsham’s popular walking routes would be around a housing estate instead of tranquil woodlands.
Disruption to Wildlife and environment
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This development would have a detrimental impact on Denne Hill, home to many rare and protected fauna and flora, including ancient woodlands which have persisted since the 1600s.
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Ancient woods are irreplaceable. We can’t replace the complex biodiversity that has accumulated over hundreds of years.
What's at stake?
We've put together some more in-depth information about what we could lose.
Wildlife & environment
Denne Hill is a significant area of ancient woodlands that have persisted since 1600. We can’t replace the complex biodiversity that has accumulated over hundreds of years.
Golf, amenities & green space
Most golfers want to play 18 holes not nine. Current members will have no option other than to play elsewhere. At a time when more people are taking to golf, the choice of courses is dwindling.
Safety & strain on services
Local infrastructure and services are already buckling. GP surgeries are struggling to meet demand and some have closed their lists. Pharmacies are struggling to cope, and the closure of the in-house pharmacy at Sainsbury exacerbates the strain.