Letham Grange residents are pinning their hopes on the sale of the dilapidated resort to secure the turnaround in fortune they say it deserves. The hotel and estate, near Arbroath, continues to deteriorate after plans for a new ‘village’ collapsed last year. Its Taiwanese owners said they were not prepared to take the of progressing plans for hundreds of new homes.
There was a huge community backlash when the proposals were revealed. Those were put forward by a company owned by the Liu family, which regained control of Letham Grange following one of Scotland’s longest-running legal battles. It is now approaching fifteen years since the one-time ‘Augusta of Scotland’ closed its doors.
But there are more than 150 homes on the estate. The Friends of Letham Grange claim the owner has “completely walked away” from his responsibilities in Angus. And they say the legacy of major storms in recent years is putting properties at risk.
Fallen trees litter the former fairways of two overgrown golf courses, which once drew players from around the globe. Some residents have taken their own action to chop down large trees posing a danger to their properties. The Friends group said: “The hotel and estate continues to deteriorate.
“The B-listed hotel hasn’t been kept watertight and has become a . “The owner appears to have completely walked away from the estate and is failing to carry out basic maintenance that falls within his responsibilities. “The burn which runs th.
