Golf in historic parks and landscapes

Guidance on the planning system and the historic environment is available through two web sites:

• The UK government’s online planning and building regulations resource for the public, professionals, local planning authorities and government.
• English Heritage’s Historic Environment Local Management web site providing advice and guidance on heritage issues.

Further advice and guidance is given in the following downloadable documents, from the related publications section on the right hand side of this page as well as:

• A Charter for English Heritage's Planning and Development Advisory Services. This sets out the role of English Heritage in initial or pre-application advice and statutory and formal advice
• Conservation Principles, Policies and Guidance for the Sustainable Management of the Historic Environment. This document provides guidance on how to make decisions about the historic environment and balancing protection with economic and social needs'.
• Enabling Development and the Conservation of Significant Places. This sets out English Heritage’s policy statement and guidance on assessing enabling development applications.
• The planning system and related guidance. This document is about golf course development in historic parks and landscapes. It  gives examples of local planning authority policies, highlights aspects of national planning policies and historic environment designations, landscape characterisation, conservation statements and conservation management plans, environmental impact assessment, conditions and planning obligations. Please note that PPG15 is now superceded by PPS15.
• Understanding historic park design. This document provides a synopsis on park design and key characteristics for each historic period.
• Golf courses as designed landscapes of historic interest.  This abridged report by the European Institute of Golf Course Architects was prepared for English Heritage to inform its own publications.
• Trends and impacts. This document summarises trends in golf course developments and potential impacts for the historic environment.

There are 10 detailed guidelines covering the different aspects of designing and managing golf courses.

• Golf Detailed Guideline 1: Course Layout and Density
  Publication Date: 29 Jan 2008
  Golf in Historic Parks and Landscapes Detailed Guideline 1: Course Layout and Density
• Golf Detailed Guideline 2: Landform
  Publication Date: 29 Jan 2008
  Golf in Historic Parks and Landscapes Detailed Guideline 2: Landform
• Golf Detailed Guideline 3: Buildings, Car Parks and Circulation
  Publication Date: 29 Jan 2008
  Golf in Historic Parks and Landscapes Detailed Guideline 3: Buildings, Car Parks and Circulation
• Golf Detailed Guideline 4: Trees and New Planting
  Publication Date: 29 Jan 2008
  Golf in Historic Parks and Landscapes Detailed Guideline 4: Trees and New Planting
• Golf Detailed Guideline 5: Furniture, Paths and Lighting
  Publication Date: 29 Jan 2008
  Golf in Historic Parks and Landscapes Detailed Guideline 5: Furniture, Paths and Lighting
• Golf Detailed Guideline 6: bunkers
  Publication Date: 31 Jan 2008
  Golf in Historic Parks and Landscapes. Detailed Guideline 6: bunkers
• Golf Detailed Guideline 7: grassland management
  Publication Date: 31 Jan 2008
  Golf in Historic Parks and Landscapes. Detailed Guideline 7: grassland management
• Golf Detailed Guideline 8: water bodies and irrigation
  Publication Date: 31 Jan 2008
  Golf in Historic Parks and Landscapes. Detailed Guideline 8: water bodies and irrigation
• Golf Detailed Guideline 9: landscape management
  Publication Date: 31 Jan 2008
  Golf in Historic Parks and Landscapes. Detailed Guideline 9: landscape management
• Golf Detailed Guideline 10: the wider historic landscape character
  Publication Date: 31 Jan 2008
  Golf in Historic Parks and Landscapes. Detailed Guideline 10: the wider historic landscape character
• Golf in Historic Parks and Landscapes. Reference and Contacts
  Publication Date: 31 Jan 2008
  Golf in Historic Parks and Landscapes. Reference and Contacts

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