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| Donald Trump goes to Supreme Court over Menie wind farm | Donald Trump goes to Supreme Court over Menie wind farm |
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| Donald Trump's challenge to a planned offshore wind farm is being heard at the UK's Supreme Court. | |
| Developers intend to site the large turbine structures close to Mr Trump's golfing development on the Aberdeenshire coast. | Developers intend to site the large turbine structures close to Mr Trump's golfing development on the Aberdeenshire coast. |
| The US businessman has taken on the Scottish government, which approved the plan. | The US businessman has taken on the Scottish government, which approved the plan. |
| Mr Trump began his challenge to the decision to grant planning permission more than two years ago. | Mr Trump began his challenge to the decision to grant planning permission more than two years ago. |
| He was furious when the Scottish government approved plans for the renewable energy development within sight of his multi-million pound golf development on the Menie Estate in the north-east of Scotland. | He was furious when the Scottish government approved plans for the renewable energy development within sight of his multi-million pound golf development on the Menie Estate in the north-east of Scotland. |
| Spoil the view | Spoil the view |
| He said the 11 turbines would spoil the view. | He said the 11 turbines would spoil the view. |
| Mr Trump made a series of legal challenges in the Scottish courts and has now taken the fight to the UK's Supreme Court in London. | Mr Trump made a series of legal challenges in the Scottish courts and has now taken the fight to the UK's Supreme Court in London. |
| He has argued that planning consent for the wind farm was so imprecise as to make it legally invalid. | He has argued that planning consent for the wind farm was so imprecise as to make it legally invalid. |
| Following Mr Trump's earlier unsuccessful actions in the Scottish courts, the Scottish government said its decision-making process had been vindicated and that the "painstaking work" of Marine Scotland staff who advised it was both fair and reasonable. | Following Mr Trump's earlier unsuccessful actions in the Scottish courts, the Scottish government said its decision-making process had been vindicated and that the "painstaking work" of Marine Scotland staff who advised it was both fair and reasonable. |
| The Supreme Court judges are expected to deliver their verdict at a later date. | The Supreme Court judges are expected to deliver their verdict at a later date. |