Plans for a massive luxury resort at Dall on the shores of Loch Rannoch have been turned down by Perth and Kinross Council.
The development, which was to have been for private members only, would have consisted of two 18 hole golf courses, a luxury hotel and shopping complex and houses, as well as a five storey, fake broch emerging from the Loch itself. The proposals were said to be costed at £1.3 billion, with estimates that members would pay an average of £14,000 for a night’s stay and a yearly £2 million membership fee.
Perth and Kinross Council voted overwhelmingly to refuse outline planning permission during a meeting of the full council on Wednesday 16 June. 21 councillors voted to refuse permission for the development, while three voted for a deferral.
Planning officials said the resort would be against national policy and guidance, including on conservation. The plans had been opposed by conservation organisations including Scottish Natural Heritage, the RSPB, and the Woodland Trust as well as locals. Developers Dall Estate and M James Developments had said the proposals would create hundreds of new jobs for the area if approved.