Donald Trump loses legal appeal against wind farm

A legal challenge against a planned offshore wind farm has been rejected by the UK Supreme Court.

The 11 turbine development is to be sited off the coast of Scotland in Aberdeenshire close to American presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s golf course development.

Trump has challenged the decision through the courts over the last two years, claiming the turbines will spoil the view. The appeal was taken to the UK Supreme Court in London after the Scottish courts rejected his challenge.

Supreme Court judges voted unanimously in the Scottish Government’s favour this morning.

In a statement Trump said: “History will judge those involved unfavourably and the outcome demonstrates the foolish, small minded and parochial mentality which dominates the current Scottish Government’s dangerous experiment with wind energy.”

Scottish Energy minister Fergus Ewing welcomed the ruling. "The proposed European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre is an important project for Aberdeen and North East Scotland. It will give the industry the ability to test and demonstrate new technologies to enable costs to be further reduced,” he said.

WWF Scotland director Lang Banks said: “This result is great news for Scotland and for all those interested in tackling climate change and creating jobs. Having failed in his attempt to undermine Scotland's renewables ambitions, it's now time for Mr Trump to move on.”