Denciti Developments has submitted its rezoning plans for the Kelowna Springs Golf Course lands to the city.
The company unveiled its vision for the 106‑acre site at 480 Penno Road in April.
Denciti's application includes a rezoning, and Official Community Plan (OCP) amendment that divides the site in two.
The eastern half would stay a nine-hole golf course under its current designation, while the western half would be rezoned for general industrial use and become a 35‑acre light industrial business park.
It would include about 10 acres of public open space, linked by over two kilometres of walking and cycling trails that connect to existing water features and habitat areas. Denciti’s plan fits the business park beside existing industrial zones along Penno, Norris and Edwards roads.
The golf course’s fate has been controversial. In early 2023, the city council reversed its industrial land designation, returning the site to recreational use. The city then made a bid to buy the land to preserve it as a golf course—an offer Denciti declined.
Denciti says its vision is a “win‑win” for recreation and jobs. CEO Garry Fawley said the plan grew from two years of community feedback and is meant to bring up to 700 local jobs, plus new recreation space, trails and a pickleball dome.
The development application has yet to go before Kelowna City Council.
