Trump's plan for new homes in Scotland backed by officials

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3. The council's run by a Tory/Lib Dem/Independent coalition.

The planning officers are nominally non-partisan, but politicians in the area, which is seriously short of funds, have a history of sucking up to Trump.

I know a couple who're involved in planning up in Aberdeenshire. According to them, the economics of Trump's Menie golf development didn't make any sense without an extensive housing element. But the scale of investment to date is far, far short of what was promised when Trump first gained planning approval, and the idea of plonking so many houses in a rural area without the accompanying investment in amenities and infrastructure is ridiculous.

On the other hand, Trump had threatened to go away in a huff after the Vattenfall experimental offshore windfarm, which he bitterly opposed, was granted approval a few years ago.

A similar situation is playing out at Trump's Turnberry golf course in Ayrshire, where a major housing development on farmland is slated.