Tracy Park Lodge & Golf Membership close to Bathtub closed after being after being bought to a non-public purchaser.
Boasting two championship 18-hole golf programs and Grade II listed 40-bed resort, the venue had been in the marketplace with a information value of £12m.
The 240-acre property was the house of the Tracy household for 300 years till it was developed right into a golf resort in 1974.
In an electronic mail to members asserting the closure, basic supervisor Greg Shaw, whose household owned the property, mentioned:
“As a household, when beginning the brand new chapter at Tracy Park in 2019, our full intention and focus was to develop Tracy Park right into a premier golf and leisure vacation spot”
“But after £300,000 funding in planning functions, we’ve acquired little or no signal of encouragement or perception that this ambition will probably be realised beneath present planning constraints”
“Over the previous few months, many potential purchasers and operators have seen the property and had entry to the historic buying and selling figures and planning functions.
Regrettably, all leisure operators have concluded that beneath the planning constraints and present enterprise mannequin, Tracy Park shouldn’t be a viable operation. Nevertheless, the present possession has been approached by a non-public particular person and a sale of Tracy Park has been agreed.
“I perceive that this will probably be a large shock to many members and can undoubtably trigger an excessive amount of unhappiness and for this I’m really sorry.
We’re completely heartbroken to have to go away Tracy Park, the place we’ve began our younger household, and had dearly hoped that this is able to be the place we might increase that household, however sadly it won’t be the case.”
