{"id":356688,"date":"2025-08-19T11:39:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T11:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/356688\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T11:39:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T11:39:11","slug":"golf-clubhouse-to-be-demolished-in-first-step-towards-new-190-home-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/356688\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf clubhouse to be demolished in first step towards new 190-home development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are plans to build 190 homes and a new primary school on the former golf course in Oldbury<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0_Brandhall-Golf-Course.jpg\" alt=\"The former Brandhall golf course clubhouse in Heron Road, Oldbury\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The former Brandhall golf course clubhouse in Heron Road, Oldbury(Image: Google Maps)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A move to demolish a former golf clubhouse in Oldbury as part of plans to build a new 190-home estate, primary school and park have been approved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/all-about\/sandwell\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Sandwell<\/a> Council has approved the latest part of a huge multi-million-pound plan to build 190 homes on the former Brandhall golf course which will see the club\u2019s old clubhouse demolished.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The Black Country local authority said the now boarded-up building in Heron Road, which closed in 2020, had become a \u201chotspot\u201d for antisocial behaviour and its demolition was an \u201cimportant first step in bringing the new park masterplan to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The clubhouse is expected to be demolished by the end of October according to Sandwell Council\u2019s planning application.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A report from the council last November said the clubhouse needed to be demolished as an \u201curgent priority\u201d to cut the council\u2019s maintenance and security bill and reduce the risk of further vandalism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The cost of demolishing the clubhouse was said to be \u00a3187,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/black-country\/sandwell-labour-councillors-suspended-following-32119867\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Read more: Sandwell Labour councillors suspended following alleged assault in Cradley Heath<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/black-country\/smethwick-shop-caught-selling-fake-32110083\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Read more: Smethwick shop caught selling fake vapes and alcohol without a licence<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/black-country\/rugby-club-sign-35-year-32127016\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Read more: Rugby club to sign 35-year lease for Wednesbury home with &#8216;significant investment&#8217; promised<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The clubhouse has remained empty since closing in 2020 but generates ongoing security costs for the council.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The building has continued to deteriorate, was vandalised last summer and has remained a hotspot for antisocial behaviour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/black-country\/change-plan-1m-landmark-wednesbury-32039273\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Read more: Change of plan for \u00a31m landmark Wednesbury home after special school move scrapped<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/black-country\/plans-triple-size-midland-mosque-32062214\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Read more: Plans to triple size of Midland mosque &#8211; but eyebrows raised over lack of parking<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/black-country\/council-overruled-new-care-home-32016094\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Read more: Council overruled on new care home after concerns over bedroom size and parking<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A planning application to build 190 homes on the land was eventually approved by Sandwell Council in 2023 despite receiving more than 200 objections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The controversial work for the former golf course also includes a replacement Causeway Green Primary School and a 67-acre public park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Sandwell Council had originally looked to build 550 homes on the golf course but slashed its plans by two-thirds after a backlash from campaigners looking to protect the green space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There are plans to build 190 homes and a new primary school on the former golf course in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":356689,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4106],"tags":[2826,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-356688","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-golf","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115055242105662339","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/356689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}