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Search the Public Notice PortalAn East Lancashire town will get its own ‘Jurassic Park’ crazy golf course, which it is hoped will help get more young people off their phones.
Members of Burnley Council’s Development Control Committee voted unanimously to approve the new 18-hole routing, complete with dinosaurs and a volcano, when it met on Thursday evening.
Councillors said the new ‘adventure’ course would further boost the once controversial Prairie Sports Village in Windermere Avenue, near the borough’s boundary with Pendle.
It would replace an existing pitch and putt facility and nine-hole miniature golf course at the site.
Mini golf - focused on the skill of putting - is an easy and accessible way of introducing young people to the game of golf, and can act as a gateway into the sport, while providing a fun activity for the whole family.
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Whittlefield with Ightenhill Conservative Cllr Mike Steel said he and his son had often played the existing courses, and said: “The sports village is an incredibly valuable facility.
“Now, Burnley will get its own Jurassic Park 18-hole golf course.
“It will be something to get young people off their phones and video games.”
A statement from Burnley Leisure and Culture says: “The proposal seeks to diversify the existing recreational offer and build on the centre’s reputation for attracting children into the sport of golf from an early age.
“Adventure golf courses are built to a theme that includes pirates, jungles, dinosaurs, crocodiles, etc, each designed to capture the imagination of younger children and their families.
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“The adventure golf course is a well-established attraction often attached to driving ranges or other golf centres within the UK.
“This adventure golf course would have a ‘Jurassic/dinosaur’ theme and include sculptures, including a volcano, a water feature, an artificial rockwork entrance portal and good quality landscaping.”
Burnley Council’s growth boss, Cllr Lubna Khan, said: “The dinosaur-themed golf course will be amazing.”
Gawthorpe ward’s Cllr John Harbour said the sports village had originally been opposed as expensive and unnecessary, but had proved a highly popular success.
Committee chair Cllr Mohammed Ishtiaq said: “This was once seen as a potential ‘White Elephant’ but is now a lovely facility.
“This course will be used by local people and young people from all backgrounds.”
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