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How much of Surrey's land is taken up by fairways and putting greens
28 July 2017
Woking has the highest density of golf courses of anywhere in the UK at more than 10%
According to The Guardian , Surrey has more land for golf courses than homes thanks to planning policies that ensure the land stays cheap for the courses and prevents housing competing.
Quoting Paul Cheshire, professor emeritus of economic geography at LSE who produced the set of data, the article adds that around 2.65% of Surrey is now under golf courses.