Repeated trespassing, graffiti and antisocial behaviour all mean a former golf driving range in South Oxhey could be demolished under new plans.

The Oxhey Park Golf Club driving range shut in March 2017, but an application has now been submitted to Three Rivers District Council to knock down the former facility and outbuildings off Prestwick Road.

The former driving range.The former driving range. (Image: Phase 2) Photos submitted by property developers show the facility’s walls have been graffitied during its vacant years, while around seven caravans and a mobile home broke onto it in 2019 for multiple days.

Graffiti at the former driving range.Graffiti at the former driving range. (Image: Phase 2)

In the application, which was made public on August 22, developers said: “The need for such demolition follows current and consistent trespassing onto the site leading to antisocial behaviour and despite numerous attempts to secure/make safe (at significant financial cost) the antisocial behaviour continues to take place consistently. 

Travellers broke onto the driving range in 2019 for multiple days.Travellers broke onto the driving range in 2019 for multiple days. “This puts the applicant in a potentially vulnerable position and therefore the only realistic way to resolve this problem is to demolish such redundant buildings/structures in order to make the site safe and secure.”

It is not clear what will replace the driving range, although the application states the current building’s footprints will be left “flat, clear and tidy” as hardstanding once demolished.