TRUMP Flashcards
Propsoal
two 18 hole championship courses. full array of report and member amenities
golf driving range, gol academy and short game practice area
12 miles north of Aberdeen
1400 acres
Additional amenities
luxurious clubhouse with sea views
450 room, 5 star resort hotel with ass conference and anquet facilities, full service spa, tennis courts, recreational facilities
state of the are gold academy, maintenance facility with turf grass reseach centre
36 luxury 4 and eight bedroom gold lodges
950 holiday homes and sea views
500 private houses
housing 400 staff
linked by a new coastal road called trump boulevard
Timings
site purchased 3/2006
planning app submitted 11/2006
sub of envy econ and econ impacts 3/2007
detialed plans for golf course and club house sub 6/2007
initially rejected by aberdeenshire council structure committee
called in for decision by scottish ministers under section 46 town and country planning act 1997
means planning decision was taken away from aberdeenshire council on ground that it is of significant national importance
Baseline conditions
An agricultural area local economy threatened by decline in north sea oil and gas; fishing
coastal environment due to system of high nature conservation importance with an WU designated estuary nearby
public enquiry: Key issues
need, policy, socio-economic, ecology, incl appropriate assessment
landscape and cultural heritage
outcomes and consultation: local opposition; wider support
need for development
> 500 golf clubs in scotland
gold toursim accounts for 2 % of the scottish economy
golf tourists are high spending and attracted by trophy course with top class features
aberdeenshire lacks an internationally renowned high profile, must play trophy golf course
airport expansion greatly enhance accessibility to Menie estate from US, Europe wiithin UK
lack of 5 star hotel facilities in the area
significant scope for in bound golf tourism from key markets of N america, Europe and UK
raises profile of aberdenshire
Alternatiecs
‘trump rig develop 6th golf and leisure resort, 6 project objectives:
world class site and location, excellent access by air road and rail, favourable project anlaysis and feasibility study favourable planning envt
potential to host a major golf championship
potentital to create residential, leisure and tourism facilities.
Alternative sites
nine countires in europe and 2 in Asia Fife aberdeenshire Ayshire Normandy france Cork Ireland
ecology
2 nearby european designated sites
one SSSI and Site of interest to natural science (SINS)
unlikley to be any significant impact on sands for movie (SAC)
surveys to inform potential impacts on the Ythan Estuary, sands of forgive and Meikle Lock SPA
significant adverse changes to SSSI and SINS with changes to the dune formation processes and losses of dune habitat with significant adverse effects on flora and fauna
Ecology (Flora and Fauna)
readily available data collected
13 ecological surveys were commissioned
site encloses broad range of habitats incl cultivated land, wetlands, range of dune habitats and important plants
5 of the dune habitats considered to be rare in Europe
hold several rate lower and higher plan species and breeder birds, notable large population and breeding skylark
otter make extensive use of watercourse and waterbodies
large badger sett
Ecology mitigation outline
Menie envt management advisory group (MEMAG) - oversee production of course not management plan (resolve construction and operational constraintes
creation of new slacks and plan habitat translocation and seed collection maintain young dune slack habitat
trasnlocationof EC priority habitats (if feasible)
protection of areas known to be important for fungi and lichens
special measures to translate seed and turf to sustain lower and higher plant populations
3 artificial otter colts and an otter protection plan
a badger protection plan
new habitat creation for realist breeding birds
erection of nest boxes and bad boxes at denies house
biodiversity target action to maintain and enhance palmate newt, black headed gulls and wading birds, brown hair and which elm
residual impacts- ecology
‘slight to serve adverse’
sever adverse impacts having been identifies on the notified interest of the Foveran Links SSSI
moderate sever effects are predicted for Skylark and badger
net reduction in biodiversity, probably both short term and long term
Landscape and Cultural Heritage
Baseline: undulating farm land, dunes and coastline, mostly undeveloped, A90 and North Sea
impact of early phase of level sig adverse due to loss of land to development and the cage in views and character caused by erection of large buildings and widespread changed in land use and management
landscape structure of development matures the impacts will reduce
further development: significant areas of residential development and an additional golf course lead to further sig landscape impacts
Cultural heritage designations
Category building 1835 within remains of 1782 vernacular building
no other listed buildings on site but number listed in national monuments record and sites and monument record
listes buildings close by, church, churchyard, gate pillars, dovecot
no scheduled ancient monument conservation areas
number of mesolithic artefacts
sever negative impacts (Cultural and landscape)
significant impacts may be experienced for distances of up to 3km from the site
vertical scale of the proposed buildings is far greater than existing buildings, contrasts with gentle topography and open panoramic views
vegetation od dunesL will change current feeling of relative wilderness and solitude.
residential: significantly change the currently low key level of development that characterises the coastal landscape
