the Serendah Golf Resort will remain by Hulu Selangor District Council

MDHS town and country planning officer Roslan Amat Zainal told Streets that the developer's application was rejected as the land was gazetted as recreational and open space.

"If the company wants to develop the land, they have to go through the land conversion process first," he said.

The residents, who held a protest recently, are appealing to the state government to step in and help them maintain the golf course.

The residents suggest that the state government take over the golf course and give the developers another plot Mizuno MP-58 irons of land  for development.

Serendah Golf Resort owners and residents' association chairman Datuk Mahmud Mohd Nor said  by allowing the golf course to be converted, the property value in the area would drop.

"I pay a higher assessment fee here than I do for my house in Jalan Gurney,"  he said.

"We paid between RM100,000 and RM350,000 because our homes were located in the golf resort.

He added that the residents did not want the greenery to be converted into a concrete jungle.

About 50 residents and golf club members turned up for the protest early last week as they felt they were titleist 910H hybrid shortchanged in their home ownership deal.

"Some of us paid extra just to own houses that front onto  the golf course but if the project is allowed, all we will see is the back of another person's house," Mahmud said.

The decision came after Serendah Golf Resort members and residents who live in the resort recently voiced their objections to the plan.

The residents each paid RM20,000, in addition to their house price, to become lifelong members of the resort  while members living outside the resort each paid RM30,000 in membership fees.

"If they take away the golf course, it will be like any other housing area," he said.

It was also claimed that although no discount golf clubs agreement was reached between the residents, council and developer, the developer had sealed off the golf course.

He added that the residents have been paying high assessment fees for their properties because it is located in a golf resort.

"We hope that we are allowed to use the facilities until a decision is made,"  Mahmud said.

Mahmud said  with proper management and attention, the golf course could be turned into a lucrative business including becoming a tourist at