{"id":28667,"date":"2026-06-28T09:14:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T09:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/28667\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T09:14:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T09:14:37","slug":"green-light-for-upgrades-to-englands-best-golf-course-royal-st-georges-in-sandwich-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/28667\/","title":{"rendered":"Green light for upgrades to England\u2019s best golf course, Royal St George\u2019s in Sandwich"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Check the latest public notices in your area – planning, roads and licensing <\/p>\n

Upgrades at a golf club crowned the best in England have been approved to ensure it can continue hosting major competitions.<\/p>\n

Royal St George\u2019s in Sandwich was named the country\u2019s best club by magazine National Club Golfer in October last year and has hosted the Open Championship 15 times, the most recent in 2021.<\/p>\n

\"Changes\"ChangesChanges have been approved for Royal St George’s Golf Club in Sandwich. Picture: National Club Golfer<\/p>\n

In December, bosses submitted a planning application to Dover District Council (DDC) for a new maintenance area for its team of greenkeepers, which they say will help ensure the green remains up to tournament standard and strengthen its appeal as the nation\u2019s top course.<\/p>\n

Currently, the team\u2019s facilities sit within the main cluster of buildings alongside the clubhouse and shop \u2013 but bosses want to separate them to improve layout and operations.<\/p>\n

With the plans now approved by DDC officers, several new buildings will be created including a machinery store, covered storage bays, water tanks, a pump house and a fuel store.<\/p>\n

Twenty car parking spaces for greenkeeping staff will also be added.<\/p>\n

The application to DDC explained the new project, near the driving range, will help improve traffic flow and safety between visitors and greenkeepers.<\/p>\n

\"A\"AA new greenkeeping facility will be added to the golf club under the approved plans. Picture: National Club Golfer<\/p>\n

They added the project is a \u201csustainable form of development\u201d that will support the club\u2019s future needs.<\/p>\n

No comments for or against the proposal were lodged on DDC\u2019s planning portal.<\/p>\n

In granting approval, DDC officers acknowledged the importance of Royal St George’s to the district as a \u201cworld-class golf course\u201d and a key contributor to local tourism.<\/p>\n

The report added: \u201cWhilst the application site is within the countryside, that is the case for all golf courses, and the development does not encroach beyond the boundaries of the existing site.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe scale and design meet specific operational requirements of the club, and considering the characteristics of the site, it\u2019s agreed the built form is compatible with the surroundings.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe development is supported by national and local planning policy and would contribute to social, economic and environmental qualities of the district.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"The\"TheThe scheme is earmarked for land near the club\u2019s driving range. Picture: Kent Design Studio<\/p>\n

Royal St George\u2019s, which opened in 1887, has hosted the Open Championship 15 times since its establishment in 1887, becoming the first club outside Scotland to host the prestigious tournament in 1894.<\/p>\n

Nearby courses, Royal Cinque Ports in Deal and Prince\u2019s in Sandwich, also featured among the top 30 in the country.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s currently unknown when work will get underway on the new upgrades.<\/p>\n

Royal St George\u2019s has been contacted for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Check the latest public notices in your area – planning, roads and licensing Upgrades at a golf club…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28668,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[436,44,7593,5100,7855],"class_list":["post-28667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-deal","tag-golf","tag-kent","tag-planning","tag-sandwich"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}