Maidenhead Golf Course development could have 'significant negative impact'

Development on Maidenhead Golf Course could have a ‘significant negative impact’ on existing habitats and species according to a new ecological survey.

Commissioned by campaigners opposed to the development, a series of surveys revealed species on the highest UK conservation status are present on the golf course.

The Maidenhead Great Park group, which has lodged a legal challenge against the council’s adopted Borough Local Plan, has commissioned the survey.

According to Sundew Ecology’s Preliminary Ecological Assessment of the site, prepared by Alex Cruickshank BSc (Hons) MSc MCIEEM, any development is ‘likely to cause a significant loss of habitat within the site.