Trump banned from flying the Saltaire at Aberdeenshire Course

The American tycoon and billionaire businessman has been blocked from flying the Saltire at the clubhouse of his Aberdeenshire golf course after a planning error, which we reported on a couple of weeks ago.

Trump erected two giant 80ft poles bearing the national emblem on the Menie Estate course last year, but as no planning permission was in place, the estate managers had to apply for it in retrospect, which was a rather embarrassing oversight to say the least.

Councilors on the area committee have ruled against one of the enormous flagpoles due to a “disproportionate impact on the landscape.”

They did approve permission for a flagpole near the links course’s hotel, Macleod House, so the Trump will be able to fly a solitary flag.

Over twenty people objected to the retrospective planning permission for the flagpoles, one on the grounds that it was “laughable in scale”, “obtrusive” and “inappropriate”.

A spokeswomen for the Trump owned course commented: “There is no legal basis for this bizarre decision which we will, of course, appeal.

“To allow us to fly the national flag next to our hotel but not permit us to fly the exact same flag next to our clubhouse is nonsense.”

Will nothing take the wind out of Trump’s sails, or flags?

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