Golf Driving Ranges

Golf driving ranges are generally more intensive land uses than golf courses with different visitor patterns and potentially higher levels of traffic generation. The buildings or the galleries, especially if they are two-tier, can be particularly intrusive unless sensitively sited and designed. Driving ranges often need high safety fencing and generally seek floodlighting to permit evening use. These features mean that driving ranges will generally only be acceptable where they will not be detrimental to the natural environment, the local landscape setting and the general character of the locality. Policy OS 7 sets out the Department's policy on the floodlighting of recreational facilities.