A council leader has slammed his own planning committee after it denied consent to move and restore a Grade II listed farmhouse on the Welsh golf course which will host this year’s Ryder Cup.
Celtic Manor Resort golf complex in Wales made an application to rebuild the 17th century building at nearby Haines Farm – a proposal that was recommended to be approved by the council’s planners. But following the planning committee’s refusal of the proposals on 7 July, councillor Matthew Evans, leader of Newport City Council, said: “I am bitterly disappointed and mystified by the planning committee’s decision.”
A spokesman for Celtic Manor Resort said: “All planning application options have now been exhausted. It is extremely frustrating that our local councillors … have chosen to reject the carefully prepared recommendations of their own council officers.”
The Ryder Cup takes place at the Celtic Manor Resort from 1-3 October.
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