The proposal to build a wall has been rejected. By Ireland.
The proposed barrier at President Donald Trump’s Doonbeg golf resort was rejected by authorities in Ireland because of potential damage the wall could cause to sand dunes which border the golf course in County Clare, Ireland.
The 38,000-ton rock wall was proposed as an attempt to protect the resort’s fairways from storms and rising sea levels.
“The board is not satisfied that the proposed development would not result in adverse effects on the physical structure, functionality and sediment supply of dune habitat within the Carrowmore Dunes special area of conservation,” said An Bord Pleanála, the planning appeals board, according to the Guardian.
Those in favor of the barrier, including residents, argued it was a defense against flooding that would protect farms, homes and jobs in addition to the resort.
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The Clare County council approved a plan by the Doonbeg resort to build two barriers in 2017 following the rejection of a request for a much larger wall, 17 miles in length.
The resort had planned to undergo a $43.7 million expansion, creating a new ballroom, leisure facilities and additional homes on site, but according to The Guardian, the barrier rejection casts doubt on the expansion.
