David Eastall, the driving force behind the planned golfing estate, said the project's design criteria call for large areas of open space in between the 500 housing units and holiday village.

He also proposes that effluent from the Cintsa sewage treatment works be used to irrigate the two 18-hole golf courses and that pipelines be built around the Cintsa River to resist floods.

Eastall said all electrical and telephone services cables are to be placed in underground ducts and asphalt roads kept to a minimum.

To maintain the environment and wildlife he also proposes that lakes be built for birds and other wildlife and that natural hedges be used where possible instead of fencing.

Alien plant life will be replaced by indigenous species and local grasses with low water requirements are to be used on fairways.

Eastall said the latest electronic control systems will be used for irrigation of the golf courses and use of vehicles will be restricted on the site.

He planned to formulate and implement a meaningful environmental management plan to restore and maintain selected areas as nature reserves.

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