Maidenhead Golf Course occupies 132 acres of council owned Green Belt land, of which around forty per cent is woodland. This important area of greenspace in our town centre provides a vital green lung for our community, absorbing pollution from local roads. It also provides habitat for a wide range of wildlife, including protected species like owls, hedgehogs, bats, kestrels and red kites.

The land was purchased by the Council in 1953 and it was reported in the local paper at the time that it was an ‘Action to preserve an open space’ and that the council ‘took the view that this land was scheduled as an open space in the development plan and that public ownership was the best way of ensuring it remained an open space.’

We ask our council to continue to preserve Maidenhead golf course as open space for the benefit of our community and remove it from the BLP.

Protecting greenspace and biodiversity is a vital part of the steps we must take to prepare for and mitigate against the effects of climate change.

We ask that the land is protected from development so that it continues to provide a vital green lung, important wildlife habitats, carbon sequestering, water storage and amenity for the people of Maidenhead.

If the greenspace of the golf course is protected from development, future generations will have the opportunity to use this space in the best way possible for the wellbeing of the people of Maidenhead. This could include tree planting, water storage, environmental education, community activities and amenity.

Please sign our petition asking our council to reject the Borough Local Plan which will give permission to build on the Green Belt land of Maidenhead golf course.

Started by: Tina Quadrino

This ePetition ran from 27/01/2022 to 06/02/2022 and has now finished.

735 people signed this ePetition.