First look at UK’s ‘golf course by the sea’ as multi-million pound plans are EXPANDED

A FIRST look has been given to the UK’s ‘golf course by the sea’ as multi-million pound plans for the development are expanded. The mega-scheme, which has not finished completion yet, is set to cost £120million in total. The revised plans include a mega new swimming pool Credit: GSE Group Plans for the mixed-use development were first announced in November of last year Credit: GSE Group GSE Group, which operates Kent-based Hythe Golf Club and Hythe Imperial Hotel, has now revealed even bigger plans for its Imperial Gardens proposal. The beachfront scheme is set to transform the hotel’s current 40-acre site into a mixed-use destination, with housing, leisure facilities and new golf course added to the area. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Around 291 homes are also set to built on the part of the land, with 25 per cent affordable. A newly expanded 25metre swimming pool and purpose-built gym will also be constructed, which will be available for residents, community members (including schools and youth groups), as well as hotel guests to use. New homes are now set to be built on the 40-acre site Credit: GSE Group A new leisure facility and purpose-built gym will also be constructed Credit: GSE Group Under new plans, the buffer zone alongside the Royal Military Canal has also been widened, following concerns from the community regarding the protection of the waterway. The £120million project also intends to improve the Hythe Imperial Hotel’s current offering. This includes replacing the existing 18-hole golf course with a new nine-hole three-par course, as well as a themed adventure golf area. The leisure facility will be open to the entire community Credit: GSE Group The proposed £3million structure will also now include a 25-metre pool Credit: GSE Group GSE Group chairman, Darrell Healey, told Kent Online: “We have listened to the community, and our proposals now offer even ‘more for Hythe’. Most read in The Sun “Our plans have evolved from the previous tourism-led scheme to now focusing on the combination of a new extended leisure offering across multiple sports and activities.” Initially opened in 1880, Hythe Imperial Hotel was bought by GSE Group in 2007. Plans for the project were initially announced in November last year, and have undergone a number of revisions since. Comment now