He has since purchased more land
over 1000acres with more plans for
golf complexes
The residents of
Balmedie to the
southern side of
the complex
have mixed
views
What?
Donald Trump bought the
land in 2006 with plans to
create the best golf course
in the world
The site he purchased is
an SSSI and a rare and old
sand dune system
In 2008 the local authority was
overuled in planning due to the
huge economic gain to the region
despite it being the first
development of its kind on an
SSSI
In 2011 Local people were upset over a
compulsory purchase order of their homes,
Trump pulled out an denied it
Who?
Trump American business entrepreneur
Michael Forbes owner of land next to site
Local people and local authority
Scotish Government
Current situation - Analysis
Socially Trump has upset many
local people partly due to the
way he has tried to build the golf
course
The SSSI is valueable
due to shifting nature of
the dunes and habitats it
offers, any development
according to the natural
history board of Scotland
would alter and damage it
Economically
Trump and
Scottish
government
agree area
would be
benefitted by at
least 6,000 new
jobs in a rurally
deprived part of
Scotland
Sources
Guardian news paper
BBC documentary
you've been trumped
very biased and one
sided trump tried to
have it withdrawn