Coul Links

Highland Council's planning committee voted to approve a development on Coul Links in Sutherland

Scottish Government planners reject controversial plans for Coul Links golf course

Coul Links is an exceptional intact coastal wetland and dune system

Coul Links is an exceptional intact coastal wetland and dune system

Coul Links is a brilliant biodiversity jewel worth fighting for

The debate over a golf course at Coul Links rages on

The debate over a golf course at Coul Links rages on

There is misinformation being spread about Coul Links golf course plans

Coul Links dune reserve in Embo, Scotland. The reserve is under threat from US billionaire developers who are looking to construct an 18-hole golf course, threatening the existence of the Fonseca's seed fly, native only to Northern Scotland. See

Coul Links dune reserve in Embo, Scotland. The reserve is under threat from US billionaire developers who are looking to construct an 18-hole golf course, threatening the existence of the Fonseca's seed fly, native only to Northern Scotland. See

Be careful what you wish for in the magical universe of Disney golf

The sand at Embo Beach that fringes Coul Links is a shifting dune system

The sand at Embo Beach that fringes Coul Links is a shifting dune system

Here’s why a new Coul Links golf course isn’t the answer

A view of Coul Links, north of Dornoch on the Sutherland coast

A view of Coul Links, north of Dornoch on the Sutherland coast

Planning and development

Could a golf 'cluster' in the Highlands benefit Scotland 'like Disney in Florida'?

A view of the beach and dunes at Coul Links, near Dornoch, where developers are aiming to construct an 18-hole golf course

A view of the beach and dunes at Coul Links, near Dornoch, where developers are aiming to construct an 18-hole golf course

Police threat as 'rare plant vanishes' from Scottish beach earmarked for golf course

First Minister John Swinney pledged that his new government would make more rapid decisions on planning matters

First Minister John Swinney pledged that his new government would make more rapid decisions on planning matters

Planning and development

SNP under pressure over US billionaire's golf course after secret files' revelations

Highland Council's planning committee voted to approve a development on Coul Links in Sutherland

Highland Council's planning committee voted to approve a development on Coul Links in Sutherland

Government officials tell ministers to reject golf course plans on protected beach

First Minister John Swinney's ministers will take the final decision on Coul Links

First Minister John Swinney's ministers will take the final decision on Coul Links

Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA)

SNP ministers 'dragging feet' amid six-month silence on Highland golf course plan

Coul Links is a triple-protected site

Coul Links is a triple-protected site

SNP ministers pushed to reject Highland golf course plans as inquiry ends

The proposals would see an 18-hole golf course built on the protected dune at Coul Links, in Sutherland

The proposals would see an 18-hole golf course built on the protected dune at Coul Links, in Sutherland

Planning and development

Golf course plans in doubt as NatureScot report backs 'outright rejection'

Plans have been submitted to develop a golf course at Coul Links, a protected beach north of Embo in the Highlands

Plans have been submitted to develop a golf course at Coul Links, a protected beach north of Embo in the Highlands

Inquiry held up as SNP change policy on protected Highlands beach

An application is being considered for a golf course on the protected Coul Links site

An application is being considered for a golf course on the protected Coul Links site

National government

Inquiry set as Scottish ministers consider plans for golf course on protected beach

Image showing flooding at Coul Links, and the site of a proposed 18-hole golf course

Image showing flooding at Coul Links, and the site of a proposed 18-hole golf course

New photos show flooding on planned site of controversial Highland golf course

SNP MSP Fergus Ewing has become embroiled in a row over plans to build a golf course on the protected Coul Links

SNP MSP Fergus Ewing has become embroiled in a row over plans to build a golf course on the protected Coul Links

'Laughable': Fergus Ewing in 'astroturfing' row over golf course application

Fergus Ewing has backed a US billionaire's plans to build a golf course on a protected Scottish site

Fergus Ewing has backed a US billionaire's plans to build a golf course on a protected Scottish site

Fergus Ewing joins calls for SNP to approve golf course on protected Scottish beach

First Minister Humza Yousaf had been urged to 'call in' plans for a golf course at the protected Coul Links site

First Minister Humza Yousaf had been urged to 'call in' plans for a golf course at the protected Coul Links site

Ministers step in after council approves golf course on protected Scottish beach

Plans for a golf course on the protected Coul Links dune system have been approved

Plans for a golf course on the protected Coul Links dune system have been approved

More than 1000 objections to plan for golf course on Scottish nature reserve

First Minister Humza Yousaf was asked about approved plans for a golf course at the protected Coul Links site

First Minister Humza Yousaf was asked about approved plans for a golf course at the protected Coul Links site

First Minister challenged over plans for golf course on protected Scottish site

Highland Council's planning committee voted to approve a development on Coul Links in Sutherland

Highland Council's planning committee voted to approve a development on Coul Links in Sutherland

Row as Scottish council approves golf course on protected area