Oakville town council has voted unanimously to reject a plan to demolish the historic Glen Abbey golf course despite a heritage designation.
Glen Abbey's owner ClubLink filed an application Monday to demolish or remove the golf course to make way for homes and businesses.
At the time, ClubLink said the designation oversteps it's bounds.
"The way that they've written the attributes, if that's the way the heritage act was to be used, Maple Leaf Gardens would not be a Loblaws today." said Robert Visintin, from ClubLink.
He says the standards they have set in the heritage designation not only states that it must stay as a golf course, but it must also meet the standard so high that it could be used to host the Canadian Open.
"It costs a lot to maintain the golf course to its current standard."
The golf course has hosted the Canadian Open 28 times.
In August, the Town of Oakville voted in favour of designating Glen Abbey as a heritage site, giving it some protection under Ontario heritage laws.
ClubLink had applied to demolish the golf course and several buildings, but some sites, including stables and the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame and Museum, would have remained.
The development plan proposed construction of 141 detached homes, 299 townhomes, 2,782 apartments, retail and office space, as well as parks, open space and natural heritage areas.
With files from the Canadian Press