Golf club in path of HS2 had new £7m club house bankrolled by Government

The club had petitioned parliament to protest over the planned route.

Whittington Heath Golf Club, near Lichfield, had a new £7m club house bankrolled by the Government after sacrificing £400,000 of landWhittington Heath Golf Club near Lichfield, which was founded in 1886 and is believed to be one of the oldest in England, faced potential closure in 2014 after plans were announced for the, a body funded and sponsored by the Department for Transport, for a new club house and a redesign to incorporate five new holes.

According to the financial accounts, Whittington Heath Golf Club sacrificed £400,000 worth of land in exchange for the new club house as part of the deal. Money spent on the high speed rail project has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks after Rishi Sunak cancelled the second leg of the project due to “enormous” costs.A general view of the HS2 construction site at the Cappers Lane compound in Lichfield

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