[Ash Towe]

In todays Daily Telegraph there is a report stating that Bushmill Dunes has been given the go ahead by the Northern Ireland High Court despite environmental objections.

[Niall Hay]

Appeal victory for Bushmills Dunes
27 February 2013
The proposed Bushmills Dunes golf resort, to be located close to the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, is now set to go forward, after a judge threw out an appeal by the National Trust against the government's decision to grant planning consent.
The Trust applied for, and was granted, a judicial review of Northern Ireland minister Alex Attwood's 2012 decision, alleging that UNESCO World Heritage Site regulations had not been properly followed during the decade-long planning process. Sitting in the High Court in Belfast, after a month-long hearing, Mr Justice Weatherup today dismissed the appeal, and reaffirmed Attwood's decision to grant consent.
But today's decision may not mean that the course will immediately move into construction. Developer Alistair Hanna is believed to be seeking further investment for the project, with Bandon Dunes boss Mike Keiser one name that has been mentioned as being interested.
The course, which will partially be set within natural sand dunes, and partially on farmland, is to be designed by David McLay Kidd.

[Niall Hay]

It’s an incredibly beautiful area.

[Martin Toal]

It is a beautiful area, and so long as they do not adversely affect the Giant's Causeway, will be a great asset to the area. Once built, that means that in a coastline of probably less than 10 miles, you will have Bushmill Dunes, Portrush Dunluce and the excellent Valley course, Portstewart Strand (plus two other courses) and Castlerock (27 holes). That will make a great links golf vacation all in one place.

[Martin Toal]

Brian

I haven't examined the plans, but I understand the environmental objection was about protection of the Giant's Causeway. As a Northern Islander myself, I have a certain affection for the place/thing.

But I also like new great links courses.

[Niall Hay]

Appeal victory for Bushmills Dunes
27 February 2013
The proposed Bushmills Dunes golf resort, to be located close to the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, is now set to go forward, after a judge threw out an appeal by the National Trust against the government's decision to grant planning consent.
The Trust applied for, and was granted, a judicial review of Northern Ireland minister Alex Attwood's 2012 decision, alleging that UNESCO World Heritage Site regulations had not been properly followed during the decade-long planning process. Sitting in the High Court in Belfast, after a month-long hearing, Mr Justice Weatherup today dismissed the appeal, and reaffirmed Attwood's decision to grant consent.
But today's decision may not mean that the course will immediately move into construction. Developer Alistair Hanna is believed to be seeking further investment for the project, with Bandon Dunes boss Mike Keiser one name that has been mentioned as being interested.
The course, which will partially be set within natural sand dunes, and partially on farmland, is to be designed by David McLay Kidd.

http://www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/Article/Appeal-victory-for-Bushmills-Dunes/2656/Default.aspx  just giving credit where credit is due. This article above appears on Golf Course Architecture - golfcoursearchitecture.net

[Niall Hay]

Brian

I haven't examined the plans, but I understand the environmental objection was about protection of the Giant's Causeway. As a Northern Islander myself, I have a certain affection for the place/thing.

But I also like new great links courses.

Having recently visited the Giant's Causeway, I can see why one would have a “certain affection” for the place. It is spectacular.

[Frank Pont]

Good news for David, I'm happy for him.

I wish we would have economical depressed areas near the massive dunes in Holland so we build a couple of new great links courses there....

[Mark Chaplin]

On an island where there have been many high profile collapses admittedly mainly diene to the economy in the South what is special about this proposal that will make money and buck the trend?

[Kevin_Reilly]

http://www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/Article/Appeal-victory-for-Bushmills-Dunes/2656/Default.aspx  just giving credit where credit is due. This article above appears on Golf Course Architecture - golfcoursearchitecture.net

Thanks for the link.  It would be good form to edit your above posts to delete the text of the article, and just provide the above link. 

[Tony_Muldoon]

The editor of Country Life gives his perspective.  some of it is routine stuff but he is writing form the perspective of
a a magazine with pedigree in understanding golf
b a magazine that survives because it knows what rich people want.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/9900211/The-100-million-golf-course-on-the-Giants-Causeway-a-scar-on-the-landscape.html


(PS Shouldn't the Newspaper industry have annual awards equivalent to The Raspberries, for misleading Headlines?)

[Adam Lawrence]

there is a question mark at the end of the headline to be fair Tony.

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