The vision for a new link road for an £80 million golf complex near Stonehaven has been unveiled.
Designers FM Group released details of its plans for a new road which will give the proposed Jack Nicklaus Signature Championship Golf Course easier access to the A90 Aberdeen to Dundee road.
Ury Estate is set to become one of the most select golf residential-resort communities in the world with plans having been submitted in February to create an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus signature championship golf course.
It would become only the second Jack Nicklaus signature golf course in Scotland, following the PGA Centenary course at Gleneagles, which opened in 1993 and hosted last year’s Ryder Cup.
The multi-million pound project on the outskirts of Stonehaven is tipped to create 200 jobs.
Plans for 90 luxury homes could also help pay for the restoration and conversion of Ury House into a luxury hotel and clubhouse.
If approved, a new link road would be created connecting Slug Road to Netherley Road, passing over two sections of the Cowie Water.
A statement submitted with the plans on behalf of FM Group said:
“The design and detail of the proposals have considered the potential visual impact of a development of this nature upon the surrounding area and in particular Ury House.”
Nicklaus himself previously said he is looking forward to the challenge of infusing his course design with the incredible Mearns scenery, including the majestic centrepiece of Ury House.
The house, which has been empty since the 1950s, will be restored to its former glory and converted into the golf clubhouse, complete with function and conference facilities.
The ultimate plan is to turn the B-listed property into a luxury hotel and clubhouse and create a mix of affordable and luxury housing in landscaped grounds.
Previously, Aberdeenshire Council has given planning consent to FM Group to build 230 homes, which would help fund the renovation of the house.
A further 84 homes have also been approved, which will be built at East Lodge.
Ury Estate is a 15th Century estate steeped in history.
It can claim to be the ancestral home of the Barclay banking family, the founder of modern farming techniques, as well as some of the more colourful characters throughout the ages.
The present Ury House was built on the original site of a castle, an ideal location due to its commanding position over Stonehaven and beyond, at the confluence of “Burn of Monboys” and the “Cowie Water.”
Nicklaus’s competitive career spanned five decades, and his legend has been built with 120 professional tournament victories worldwide and a record 18 professional major-championship titles.