DESPITE being a member of the Wirral Campaign to Protect Rural England branch and anxious to protect Wirral’s Green Belt, I was glad to see correspondence last week in support of the proposed "Golf Resort" only if to see there was actually a valid argument for it.

However, both writers failed to convince me of any alleged merits to Wirral resulting from the development.

Concentrating on the arguments with actual substance behind them, a hotel creating jobs is true, though they will be minimum wage, transient, likely seasonal with only a few management positions offering salaries suitable for supporting mortgage applications.

The hotel will offer nothing for local businesses to feed off as anyone familiar with the hotel industry knows large chains use their own existing suppliers rather than local shops.

Not really a "wonderful boost for the economy" by any stretch of the imagination.

Then there was the frequent flawed assumption that a golf course is great for wildlife; an aggressively fertilised artificial environment is about as far away from "natural" as it can get.

The damage done to sand dunes in Aberdeenshire by Trump's loss- making golf course is now being assessed and the dunes may actually lose their Site of Special Scientific Interest status.

Finally, the sole idea of a golf resort is not to patronise fringe area businesses.

They are created to keep their visitors on site and discourage them from spending outside of the resort.

I grew up in Hoylake from 1968-91 and have seen the boom and bust nature of the town.

Yes, it desperately needs something permanent to feed its footfall and use it, but a declining niche activity on a peninsula already over-furnished with golf courses is a weak business plan.

Personally, I would look at something more eco-friendly similar to The Eden Project with cycle routes and Center Parcs type accommodation to feed the town with footfall, whilst still encouraging wildlife and organic produce.

There has to be an alternative to this shambolic idea which is nothing more than a ploy by our council leader to remove more land from Green Belt and secure planning permission for the site.

N Lauro, Meols