Simply, this sickens me. I love Scotland. I love the wildness and the isolation and the beauty. Selling to Trump is a real kick in the gut to all proud Scots. Shame on the politicians.

Jean Oertel, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA

By no means did I mean to sound prejudiced earlier - I'm very outspoken on immigrant rights here in the US and understand the desire to provide for one's family. The local people there, God bless them, won't be the ones profiting and that the shame of it. I wish there was another way to help them.

Jen, Waltham, MA, USA

Scottish call centres developed because the accent suggests integrity. The myth has been shattered! A compromise should have been reached to retain the SSSI yet allow the golf course. May all the guilty who sold their heritage for pieces of silver (dollars) wake up tomorrow with THAT hairstyle...

Lynn, King's Lynn, Norfolk

I'm sure it will be unbelievably tacky - thank God it is "exclusive" - that means we won't have to go there. Pity about the SSSI, though.

alex, forres, uk

Kenny
Birds migrate, sand dunes move, oil in Aberdeen will not last forever.People in Scotland are the most threatend species up hear

Kenny , tongue, uk

The Scots have sold their soul. I fear we have another costa del sol looming. With so much wild beauty, Scotland is property developers heaven. Rosie ODonell likened The Donald to a 'snake oil' salesman (aka little house on the Prarie), I rest my case. It is my grandmother's country, she'd be gutted

Jennifer, Clunes, Australia

Wealth chosen over our planet.
A sad state of affairs.

James, Blackpool, England

I think Scotland is privileged to have such inward investment in the current economic climate. However, I can't help thinking that Mr Trump knows more than he's letting on. Are Scotland's north sea oil and gas reserves (off that coastline) in better shape than we've been led to believe?

Sean McGlinchey, London, London

This is very sad news.

Mark, Chicago, USA

What does this say about our planning system. We have no controls if money is the prime mover. Can they not see that htis is a property speculation and not a golf course.

roger, Arundel, UK

This is just another obscene example of how money talks and the environment takes bottom priority. The lure of job prospects and who knows how much in the pockets of the powers that be have caused this u-turn in policy in favour of another playground for the idle rich at the expense of wildlife.

Katharine, Woking, UK

Why are people surprised. He had loads of money. Business will always get its way with the current systems. It may not be needed, maybe could be put elsewhere, maybe not wanted but money talks.

Ian, Norwich,

I wonder whether the conservation bodies had the correct PR and campaign strategy. All I heard was that they were totally against the development, with no mention of a possible compromise. Did they lobby effectively for this at the highest level, or go all-out for total victory?

Austin, London,

Let him build his course over there.
What does it provIde..?
Nothing: a middle class walk in the grass.
I'd rather have have sandpipers and terns than manicured lawns.
We should tell Trump No.
Britain for sale???

rick, newcastle, uK

From Braveheart to Caveheart. Most governments were put in place to perpetuate wealth for the wealthy. This is why it's rare to find anyone with brains and/or integrity enter politics. The powers that be would never have this as some thoughtful person might interrupt their callous agenda.

frank, los angeles, usa

an absolute disaster. In a vain attempt to maintain the arguement for independence, Scotland, my home country has sold out!!! I am a fellow Scot and live in England, is Salmond so blinkered he cannot see the benefits of being part of the union!?! He thought Icelan was doing well!!!!!!!!

Andrew McLachlan, Huddersfield, England

What is more important, protecting a beautiful stretch of British coastline with its natural wildlife or Raping and demeaning it on par with Las Vegas?

There is no contest, we dont need nor want it and it only goes to prove that politicians never, ever do what we want. Shame on them all.

MikeL, Manchester, UK

Sid,
What Jen says is true - unless you are a graduate or have business contacts, you won't get a job in Aberdeen now. All the service industry jobs go to European workers.

Michael, Edinburgh,

So what chance do SSSI's and unique and vanishing habitats stand against Mr Trump's millions, and the Scottish government's eagerness to hawk their country's jewels to the highest bidder? Shame on Salmond and Swinney. Goodbye dunes, hello money!

Conrad Auten, Dover, England

I hope Donald Trump does a better job in Scotland than he did in Atlantic City New Jersey ... his casino hotels are tacky and very unappealing.

Stuart , Ohio, USA

Hi, Jen at Waltham, MA, USA
I was surprised at your comment that most jobs would go to immigrants. Are you not an immigrant to the USA? May be you need to look at your prejudices.
Best wishes

Sid, Solihull, UK

Jen - Scotland did not give in -

but we have seen how our elected representatives lose all sense of propriety and duty when they are confronted by billionaires' yachts, power and money.

R Bingham, Lauzun, France

I'm disappointed that Scotland, birthplace of my great-grandmother, gives in to people like Trump. Believe me the profits won't be worth it and most jobs will be low-paying and likely go to immigrants. :-(

Jen, Waltham, MA, USA

Money talks - permission granted to build a new town in open green space with the eager support of the Scottish Executive anxious to do favours to developer friends.

Rob, Aberdeen,