2:47PM, MAY 13 2021 Development plans for Sandown racecourse have been dealt another major blow with the news that housing secretary Robert Jenrick has rejected a Jockey Club appeal against the local council's decision to block the scheme. The project, which included the construction of a new six-storey 150-bedroom hotel and upgrades to racecourse infrastructure, funded by the construction of 318 residential units around the outskirts of the course, was unanimously rejected by Elmbridge Borough Council in October 2019 who cited its impact on the green belt. However, the Jockey Club lo...