11.21.2007

Council approves Donald Trump's plan to build luxurious golf courses


A local council in Scotland approved Donald Trump's plans to build "the world's greatest golf course" on a stretch of remote and stunning Scottish coastline that is home to some of the country's rarest birds, IHT reports


The billionaire property developer wants to turn sand dunes at the Menie Estate, 25 kilometers (15 miles) north of Aberdeen, into a 1 billion pound (€1.4 billion, US$2.1 billion) golf resort complete with two 18-hole courses, a luxurious 450-bedroom hotel, 950 vacation homes, 36 golf villas and 500 upscale homes costing from 400,000 pounds (€557,000, US$827,000) to more than 1 million pounds (€1.4 million, US$2.1 million) each.

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