A welcome and principled decision by ScotGov. We don't need more golf courses.

"Designations aren’t hoops to jump through. They mean something. They’re a line in the sand, evidence-based and legally defined. It’s a collective decision for the good of Society to protect Coul Links, and two public inquiries agree. Upholding that decision, as Ministers have done, does not impede Scotland’s future — it’s part of building one."

https://www.commonweal.scot/articles/line-in-the-sand