The development is led by Angus Land Company Ltd (ALC), which recently bought the 350-acre site at Shank of Omachie. Private investment company Mocca Capital is working in partnership with Castle Properties, an international developer with a record of delivering similar mixed-use projects, to progress it.

The proposals include an 18-hole championship golf course, a golf academy, and a country club with a gym, swimming pools and a spa. There would also be what could become Angus’s first five-star hotel, along with more than 180 housing plots.

The application is for planning permission in principle, the next stage after a proposal of application notice was submitted to Angus Council earlier this year. No documents have yet been published, but the description covers a hotel with townhouses, corporate and fractional lodges, a spa and conference facilities. It also lists a golf performance centre, golf academy and shop, driving range, golf and country clubhouses, training and kitchen preparation facilities, staff accommodation, housing, landscaping, access and associated infrastructure works.

If approved, the developers will need to lodge a further application for full planning permission before work can begin.

Plans for a golf resort on the same land date back to 2009, but earlier proposals never came to fruition. ALC says the project will bring significant economic benefits to the community and create numerous jobs. Angus Council is expected to consider the application in the coming months.