200 objections over controversial plans to replace former golf course with 190 homes and school
Around 200 objections have been lodged with Sandwell Council over controversial plans to replace a former golf course with 190 homes and a school.
Campaigners have urged the authority to bin an outline planning application to redevelop green space where Brandhall Golf Club once stood.
The former Oldbury club, based off Heron Road, closed for good in 2019 after 116 years in business. Campaigners say the land – where there are over 2,000 trees – remains ‘vital’ green space for locals, wildlife and they will ‘fight until the end’ for it to be saved.
Sandwell Council had originally intended to build 550 homes, a new public park and school at the site. But a backlash and pressure from Brandhall Green Space Action Group (BGSAG) forced the authority to reconsider.
Last year, cabinet members confirmed they would move ahead with plans for the redevelopment but reduced the number of new homes to 190 – much to BGSAG’s disapproval. A new school and a public park would also be erected at the site under the proposals, revealed council papers.
