Huge £100million Broughty Ferry golf course and hotel complex given green light
dailyrecord.co.ukA huge golf resort near Broughty Ferry has finally been given the green light by council planning chiefs. Construction of the £100million golf course, hotel and spa on the Shank of Omachie will begin this summer.
When completed, it will become Dundee and Angus’ first five-star hotel as revealed by our sister title, insider.co.uk. It is hoped the sprawling development will contribute more than £40m to the local economy per year once it is operational in two years' time.
It is also expected to generate more than 300 full and part-time jobs, with a further 130 full-time equivalent posts and 285 additional employment positions during the construction and development phase.
The Angus owner, Mike Forbes, of the nearby Forbes of Kingennie country resort, welcomed the decision by Angus Council's Development Standards committee to approve amendments to the hotel design and layout.The approved new plans will see the hillside hotel offering 175 guest rooms, a rooftop sky bar and 1,900 sq m spa and leisure facilities overlooking the Tay Estuary and St Andrews.A hotel partner is expected to be announced in the coming months.The development will also be the anchor for a golf course by Irish champion golfer Darren Clarke, alongside a clubhouse and golf academy with driving range, plus 160 houses and 10 lodges.
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