‘Bitterly Disappointed’: Championship Golf Course Rejected by Scottish Government Despite Local Support

‘Bitterly Disappointed’: Championship Golf Course Rejected by Scottish Government Despite Local Support

David Green is the MSP for Caithness, Sutherland, and Ross, a region that includes the small village of Embo and the sand dunes beside it, known as Coul Links. For years, a local group called Communities for Coul (C4C) has tried to build a championship golf course on those dunes. Many of the people hoping […]

Coul Links golf course plan rejected again by Scottish ministers

They said revised proposals for the site on the Sutherland coast would harm important habitats and species

Scottish Government planners reject controversial plans for Coul Links golf course

PLANS for a gold course on a protected dune system on a Highland Beach have been rejected by Scottish Government planners.

Controversial golf course at rare wildlife site refused by Scottish Ministers

The Scottish Government said plans for a golf development near Embo would have caused 'permanent and irreversible damage'