Supporting Sustainable Aberdeenshire - No to Trump

Menie Not Money

Housing - It's all about 500 executive houses

The proposed housing development is effectively the creation of a new village, larger than Balmedie. A housing development of this scale is a significant departure from Housing Policies and the development Plans for the area.

It is however an essential part of the Trump real estate package for investors.The letter from Aberdeenshire Council Transportation and Infrastructure, identifies that the "future residential development" is vital for Trump to get investment as there will be a quick return on the housing development compared with the operation of the golf course.

The impact of this amount of housing - apart from the loss of the land and habitat, is to put strain on the Aberdeenshire infrastructure. With each house there is a statistical 1.4 children requiring primary and secondary education, and there is no capacity in the Ellon or Balmedie schools.

Once again Trump International try to get approval for major development which is contrary to policy, and don't provide enough information for a fair assessment.

SNH state the following: