The Ferret🔴 NEW: Donald Trump’s controversial golf course in Aberdeenshire broke environmental rules last year by again causing damage to sand dunes.
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A dune at the US president’s course on the Menie estate was eroded after water was pumped onto it following heavy rain in February 2024, according to documents disclosed to The Ferret.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency was alerted to the damaged dune by a third party, not the course itself.
The green watchdog determined that water environment rules had been broken, although it was considered a “minor” incident.
The course is known as the Trump International Golf Links and is located around ten miles north of Aberdeen. It has faced continual criticism from environmentalists for causing damage to a 4,000 year old network of mobile dunes.
A second course is set to open on the Menie estate later this year which Trump International has said will be one of the “most environmentally friendly and sustainable” ever built.
But critics say that claim is “ludicrous” and argued the latest damage to dunes was “further evidence of the contempt with which Trump International treats Scotland’s natural heritage”.
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Bob Downie@theferret Part of the planning agreement for the #Menie development was that an environmental expert group (MEMAG) would be set up to oversee compliance with legal requirements like this recent breach of rules. #Trump decided this was too invasive and unilaterally collapsed this legal oversight.