US billionaire Donald Trump's plans for a £1bn world-class golf resort and housing development in Aberdeenshire have been rejected by local councillors and other lobbying groups.
Among the opponents of the planned development were the RSPB, which claimed that it would have a harmful impact on the local wildlife and landscape.
According to the BBC website, Geoff Runcie, the chief executive of Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce, said: "The prize of a world-class golf development and related resort appears to have been completely missed by a group of experienced councillors who, it might have reasonably been expected, would have been able to grasp this ecosuomic prize.
Donald Trump is currently considering an appeal.