Practice makes perfect at Test Valley

Test Valley Golf Club in Hampshire has been given planning permission to carry out some major improvements to its practice facilities. The club will demolish its existing practice facilities as part of a three-phased project that will see a new building housing two teaching studios, 12 practice bays, an office and a pro shop. Out on the club’s downland course, the first hole will be swapped with the location of the current driving range due to health and safety reasons, while the short game area will be redesigned and reconfigured to increase the size of the green and include bunkers. mounds, hollows, swales and ridges will all also be installed to make the golfing experience more challenging.

In other ancillary changes, the car park will be increased to offer 60 more spaces, taking the total up to a capacity of 171, while six electric vehicle charging ports are being installed. The club’s initial planning application also proposed the construction of eight lodges to offer on-site accommodation, however these have since been withdrawn.