Metropolitan Open Land
Ealing Council recently upheld a decision on the future of West Middlesex Golf Course, land protected as Metropolitan Open Land.
Ealing Council's Overview and Scrutiny Committee upheld a Cabinet decision regarding the future of West Middlesex Golf Course in July 2026. Councillors Hirsch and Gallant, who initiated a call-in, raised concerns about the transparency and proportionality of the deal, noting many documents were not made public.
Metropolitan Open Land is a planning designation in London, protecting strategically important areas for their open space value, recreation, nature conservation, and scientific interest from inappropriate development, similar to green belt land.
Key facts
- Ealing Council's Overview and Scrutiny Committee upheld a Cabinet decision on West Middlesex Golf Course in July 2026. Source
- Councillors Hirsch and Gallant raised concerns about the transparency of the West Middlesex Golf Course deal. Source
- Many documents related to the West Middlesex Golf Course case were not made public. Source
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