Plans for a new European Tour Performance Institute have been submitted by the London Golf Club to the local authorities.

The institute will consist of a new nine-hole course and a driving range to sit alongside the existing 36-holes of championship golf.

Permission to build a luxury five-star hotel and spa has already been granted and the new institute will further strengthen the club’s ambitions of becoming a world-class golf facility.

The state-of-the-art institute will be the first of its kind in the UK.

Golfers of all levels and abilities, including visitors from abroad will be able to optimise their capabilities, using high-tech equipment.

The club’s general manger, Austen Gravestock, said: "We are a forward-thinking golf club and I firmly believe the new ETPI, academy and nine-hole golf course will elevate our status on the international golfing arena.

"London Golf Club is set to become an important destination for the European Tour, international golf tourists from continental Europe and further afield, as well as golfers from London and the UK."