Golf club’s beauty parlour plan approved

Walsall Council planners have given the go-ahead to Calderfields Hotel Golf and Country Club in Aldridge Road to introduce the facilities within the golf academy building.

Bosses said they have received a number of requests from members for the sports injury treatment room and beauty parlour.

They added there is also a need for the facility from hotel guests, particularly those using the complex for weddings and celebrations.

In the application, they said: “Our current membership requested a facility, just as they did with the golf conditioning centre, where they could be seen on-site for issues related to both golfing injuries and ageing ailments.

“After a short time, it became clear from our lady golfers section and residential guests of Calderfields that an ancillary service would benefit and enhance the experience of our customers.

“It is not uncommon for lady golfers to break and damage their nails whilst tackling 18 holes of golf in the elements.

“We received a letter on behalf of the committee to consider a nail bar or at least some form of work station where nails could be repaired or even patched up after a round of golf.

“Similarly to this, we found that residential wedding guests also often required help, in some cases just minutes before the bride arrived, with patching up make up and the repairing of false nails, something the guests would physically not have time to go off site to a town centre shop for.

“Golf used to be seen as a leisurely sport, but the golf swing is a very athletic movement where the majority of the muscles in your body are working, either through movement or stabilisation.

“In addition, the distance golfers cover in a 18 hole round of golf can be up to five miles or more.

“Due to the physical and repetitive demands of the sport, golfers can sustain injuries to the lower back, shoulder, elbow, foot and knee areas.

“It is important that golfers have good flexibility, mobility, power, strength and endurance in order to perform an effective and proficient golf swing over a course of 18 to 36 holes.”

In a separate planning application, Calderfields was also granted permission for four new floodlights to allow its coaching centre to be open in the evenings.