Plans revealed for £480m leisure development in Angus countryside
Plans have been revealed for a £480m development with a five-star hotel and 185 housing plots has been proposed for an area of Angus farmland.
An existing 18-hole championship golf course at the Shank of Omachie site, near Wellbank, would be retained while a new 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 350-acre site, which is now owned by a private investment company, Mocca Capital. The company is working with Castle Properties, an established international developer of similar mixed-use projects.
Under the proposals, 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 April 27 and June 3.
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."