Plan for £480m development in Angus with hotel and golf academy

A £480m development with a five-star hotel and 185 housing plots has been proposed for an area of farmland in Angus.

An existing 18-hole championship golf course at the Shank of Omachie site, near Wellbank, would be retained.

Under the plans, a golf academy and a country club with a gym, padel courts and swimming pools would be built.

Initial proposals for the Brae of Angus development have been submitted to Angus Council.

Angus Land Company Ltd (ALC) purchased the site which is now owned by a private investment company, Mocca Capital.

International hotel chain Hyatt would operate the hotel.

ALC said there would be a commitment to recruit and train a local workforce.

It also said two public consultation events would be held before planning permission was sought.

The meetings are to take place in Wellbank Village Hall on 27 April and 3 June.

ALC said the plan was to create a "world-class destination" on the site, which is west of Carnoustie.

Sales of the housing plots would be reinvested in the project.

A spokesperson said: "The development represents one of the most significant hospitality investments in Scotland in recent years, with a projected investment of approximately £480m while delivering considerable local employment opportunities in both its construction and operations on completion."