§ Mr. LeeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's policy towards the development of new golf courses.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerProposals for the development of new golf courses fall to be considered under normal planning policies. The draft planning policy guidance note on sport and recreation issued on 16 October indicates that sites for recreational use—which could in suitable circumstances include golf courses—may in some areas of the urban fringe act as an important buffer between agricultural and urban uses to protect crops from damage.