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05/12/2007
Scottish Executive To Consider Trump Golf Links
Scottish Assembly Ministers have stepped in to decide whether Donald Trump's £1bn golf resort goes ahead, after the plans were rejected by the local authority.
The property tycoon's Aberdeenshire proposals were turned down last week by a council committee.
However, time appears to be of the essence as Northern Ireland's First Minister has been holding his own talks with Billionaire tycoon Donald Trump in the USA.
These are aimed at securing the now controversial Trump Links development for the Province, as an alternative to the troubled Aberdeenshire location.
NI Assembly First Minister Ian Paisley has revealed that he held a 25-minute meeting last night in New York with Mr Trump and told him that Northern would welcome the £1 billion golf resort to County Antrim.
"I felt that if he was of that way of thinking that we should encourage him to do the very thing that I have been asking people to do publicly during this visit to New York," he said.
He continued, "We had a good exchange together and I told him he would be encouraged if he came because we are looking for people to invest and also for anything which is going to help tourism because tourism is going to be a vital part of this new arrangement."
Mr Trump is considering relocating plans for a golf resort on a 1,400 acre site on the Menie Estate near Balmedie in Scotland to Northern Ireland after an Aberdeenshire Council committee last week rejected the project.
It is understood the billionaire, who hosts the American television version of The Apprentice, is looking at purchasing a site in Co Antrim.
Mr Trump will decide in the next 30 days whether or not to buy a site in County Antrim.
However, Scottish ministers have now stepped in to make a final ruling on whether Donald Trump's £1bn golf resort goes ahead there, after the local authority rejected the plans.
The property tycoon's Aberdeenshire proposals were turned down last week by a council committee.
Ministers in Scotland said the development issue required consideration at a national level.
(BMcC)
The property tycoon's Aberdeenshire proposals were turned down last week by a council committee.
However, time appears to be of the essence as Northern Ireland's First Minister has been holding his own talks with Billionaire tycoon Donald Trump in the USA.
These are aimed at securing the now controversial Trump Links development for the Province, as an alternative to the troubled Aberdeenshire location.
NI Assembly First Minister Ian Paisley has revealed that he held a 25-minute meeting last night in New York with Mr Trump and told him that Northern would welcome the £1 billion golf resort to County Antrim.
"I felt that if he was of that way of thinking that we should encourage him to do the very thing that I have been asking people to do publicly during this visit to New York," he said.
He continued, "We had a good exchange together and I told him he would be encouraged if he came because we are looking for people to invest and also for anything which is going to help tourism because tourism is going to be a vital part of this new arrangement."
Mr Trump is considering relocating plans for a golf resort on a 1,400 acre site on the Menie Estate near Balmedie in Scotland to Northern Ireland after an Aberdeenshire Council committee last week rejected the project.
It is understood the billionaire, who hosts the American television version of The Apprentice, is looking at purchasing a site in Co Antrim.
Mr Trump will decide in the next 30 days whether or not to buy a site in County Antrim.
However, Scottish ministers have now stepped in to make a final ruling on whether Donald Trump's £1bn golf resort goes ahead there, after the local authority rejected the plans.
The property tycoon's Aberdeenshire proposals were turned down last week by a council committee.
Ministers in Scotland said the development issue required consideration at a national level.
(BMcC)
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No Decision On Trump Golf Resort Orders
A decision on the use of compulsory purchase orders to make way for Donald Trump's golf resort will not be made this week by Aberdeenshire Council.
No Decision On Trump Golf Resort Orders
A decision on the use of compulsory purchase orders to make way for Donald Trump's golf resort will not be made this week by Aberdeenshire Council.
03 March 2008
Ian Junior Back On Property Development Trail
Ian Paisley Junior is again getting involved in property development issues. The politician is to meet US tycoon Donald Trump's officials next month amid continuing uncertainty over the future of the millionaire's plans for a luxury golf resort in Scotland.
Ian Junior Back On Property Development Trail
Ian Paisley Junior is again getting involved in property development issues. The politician is to meet US tycoon Donald Trump's officials next month amid continuing uncertainty over the future of the millionaire's plans for a luxury golf resort in Scotland.
29 September 2009
No Trump Decision Due By Council
A decision on the use of compulsory purchase orders to make way for Donald Trump's golf resort will not be made this week by Aberdeenshire Council. The meeting on Thursday will not debate the issue after Trump International, requested that a report not be submitted in order to allow further time for negotiations with homeowners on the estate.
No Trump Decision Due By Council
A decision on the use of compulsory purchase orders to make way for Donald Trump's golf resort will not be made this week by Aberdeenshire Council. The meeting on Thursday will not debate the issue after Trump International, requested that a report not be submitted in order to allow further time for negotiations with homeowners on the estate.
28 October 2009
Construction Begins On Trump Golf Resort
Initial construction work on tycoon Donald Trump's £1bn golf resort, at the Menie estate, North of Aberdeen, has begun. On Tuesday, Aberdeenshire councillors on the Formartine Committee gave the go-ahead for the preparatory work to stabilise the shifting sand dunes to be carried out. Work includes the laying of marram grass, earthwork and fencing.
Construction Begins On Trump Golf Resort
Initial construction work on tycoon Donald Trump's £1bn golf resort, at the Menie estate, North of Aberdeen, has begun. On Tuesday, Aberdeenshire councillors on the Formartine Committee gave the go-ahead for the preparatory work to stabilise the shifting sand dunes to be carried out. Work includes the laying of marram grass, earthwork and fencing.
29 November 2007
£1bn Trump Links Development Plans Rejected
Billionaire Donald Trump's plans to develop a £1 billion golf resort and complex has been rejected by Aberdeenshire councillors. Mr Trump had planned to build what he calls the "world's greatest" golf complex as well as a major housing development at the Menie Estate. The controversial resort project was given outline planning approval last week.
£1bn Trump Links Development Plans Rejected
Billionaire Donald Trump's plans to develop a £1 billion golf resort and complex has been rejected by Aberdeenshire councillors. Mr Trump had planned to build what he calls the "world's greatest" golf complex as well as a major housing development at the Menie Estate. The controversial resort project was given outline planning approval last week.
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