Jack Nicklaus-backed £80m Scots golf course to be reconsidered

Plans for an £80m golf development, backed by veteran Jack Nicklaus, are to be reconsidered despite already having been approved by councillors.

By The Newsroom
Thursday, 22nd September 2016, 3:44 pm
Updated Wednesday, 5th October 2016, 2:46 pm
The Ury Estate and Ury House where the planned design is to be built. Picture: Hemedia

Aberdeenshire Council backed plans for a course and 90 homes near Stonehaven in April.

However, a court ruling has since found developers no longer need to contribute to a fund covering infrastructure changes.

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Councillors will be asked next week if they still back the plans.

The vote follows a Court of Session ruling in favour of developers who questioned their financial obligations.

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