Sarah Townsend
Holiday park operator Pure Leisure Group has struck a deal with the council allowing it to progress plans to build a golf course with 500 lodges, a 102-bedroom hotel and other facilities on a 67-acre plot near Poulton-le-Fylde.
Fylde Council’s planning committee this week approved an ‘in-principle’ development agreement with Pure Leisure, meaning a planning application can advance. The company submitted an application in April 2019 but it was never determined due to various improvements that needed to be made to the scheme.
Pure Leisure operates 16 holiday parks across the country, and wants to build a flagship golf resort at the site at Larbreck. The scheme, called Larbreck Golf and Leisure Village, would become a “major tourist destination”, according to the developer, creating 85 full-time equivalent jobs and adding up to £2.5m each year to the local economy.
Kamakhi’s admission makes him Saudi Arabia’s first registered golf course architect.
The European Institute of Golf Course Architects represents some of the world’s most qualified golf course architects. Members of the EIGCA oversee the construction of golf courses to the highest global standards.
Abdullah said he has been fascinated by designed spaces from a young age which led him to study Landscape Architecture at Arizona State University. After a few years working as a landscape designer in Riyadh, Abdullah joined Golf Saudi in 2019 and began his journey in the golf industry.
“I am so grateful for this opportunity and the support that Golf Saudi has given me. Since joining in 2019, my curiosity for golf, particularly golf course design, quickly grew and I was able to work under some great golf course architects and agronomists to give me invaluable resources to learn from,” he said. “I’m extremely motivated to continue along this career path and be a
Kamakhi set to become Saudi Arabia s first golf course architect
DUBAI, January 27, 2021 Golf Saudi has announced that one of its landscape designers Abdullah Kamakhi has made it to the European Institute of Golf Course Architects (EIGCA), thus positioning him to become Saudi Arabia’s first golf course architect. The European Institute of Golf Course Architects represents some of the world’s most qualified golf course architects. Members of the EIGCA have shown through their skill, experience and training that they are able to design and oversee the construction of golf courses to the highest standards. From a young age, Kamakhi has been fascinated by designed spaces which led him to study Landscape Architecture at Arizona State University.