Maisie Lillywhite
BBC News, Gloucestershire
Cleeve Hill Golf Club
The golf course is looking to “completely transform” its current clubhouse facilities with the plans (pictured)
Plans have been put forward for a new golf course clubhouse on the highest point of the Cotswolds.
Cotswold Hub Ltd, which owns Cleeve Hill Golf Course in Gloucestershire, has applied to Tewkesbury Borough Council for permission to “completely transform” its clubhouse facilities.
The plans include an updated restaurant and café facility with outdoor terracing with views towards the Malvern Hills, improved amenities for golfers, community spaces, and improved accessibility.
Cleeve Common is the largest common in the county and the course was designed by Old Tom Morris, the legendary Scottish golf player.
Cotswold Hub Ltd took on the 125-year lease of Cleeve Hill Golf Club, which is also at the highest point in the county, in April 2021.
The planning application says the proposed new clubhouse would feature locally-sourced materials, including larch timber cladding and Cotswold stone boundary walls.
Its owners said it will also have high insulation, optimised natural ventilation, and minimal environmental impact.
The development will respect “the spectacular surrounds of Cleeve Common”, the application says.
Cleeve Hill Golf Course
The proposed clubhouse has been described as “a first-class focal point”
Michael Bates, clerk of Cleeve Common Trust, said: “Over the years we have seen even more visitors to the common, for outdoor recreation or simply to enjoy the space, views, fresh air and the unique natural environment.
“The new building will provide a first-class focal point, not only for visitors to Cleeve Common but also the wider Cotswolds region.”
