Article updated: 11/29/2012 2:33 PM

Future of former golf course hinges on Lombard debate

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The Ken-Loch golf links property in an unincorporated area near Lombard is for sale, and a developer looking to buy it wants to build apartments and for-sale units. The land is identified as open space in Lombard planning documents, though, so the comprehensive plan would need to be changed to allow the sale and the development to move forward.

Bev Horne | Staff Photographer

The nine-hole golf course at the Ken-Loch links in an unincorporated area near Lombard is closed and the site is for sale. A developer looking to buy it wants to build apartments and for-sale units, but neighbors have concerns about traffic and more.

Bev Horne | Staff Photographer

The Ken-Loch golf links property along Finley Road in an unincorporated area near Lombard is for sale, and a developer looking to buy it wants to build apartments and for-sale units. Land use discussions are ongoing at the Lombard plan commission to consider changing the land's designation from open space to another use.

Bev Horne | Staff Photographer

The Ken-Loch golf links near Lombard, shown as the dark color from an aerial view, is for sale and a prospective buyer wants to build apartments and for-sale units on the land.

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Land use discussions under way in Lombard could help shape the future of the former Ken-Loch golf links, a 30-acre site for sale on the south side of town. The owners have found a prospective buyer in Donven Homes, which would like to annex the unincorporated land into Lombard and build apartments and for-sale units. The village has designated the area for open space in its comprehensive plan, so unless the plan is amended, annexation to build apartments and condos would be unable to gain approval, village officials say.