( CNN ) -- It was Donald Trump 's long-held dream . To build the best links golf course in the world in Scotland , as a tribute to his late mother who was born in the country . But it is fast turning into a nightmare for the billionaire business tycoon . After initial opposition to the project from environmental groups , Trump now has a green problem of his own , in the shape of an offshore wind farm . With the Trump International Golf Links ready for action from July , Trump has shelved plans for an adjoining hotel until a decision is made on the wind farm . Blowing in the wind : Trump to ditch $ 1bn Scottish golf resort ? And he was in Scotland this week to accuse the government of luring him into his Â£1 bn project by telling him the offshore developemtn would never be built . He told CNN he plans to sue , unless the development is abandoned . `` If an administration that 's previous gives a statement , and if you rely on that statement , and then you build and spend tens of millions of pounds in this case , building this great course -- if you do that and rely on certain statements , and the next administration say 'Well , we 're not going to ( do that ) ' , then I think that is unfair.. `` I do n't think that is good business . I think people looking to invest in Scotland will look at this and say 'Well , we 'll invest some place else . ' `` I will sue if they try to advance it further , I will be suing Scotland . '' Trump said he would never have begun his project on the east coast of Scotland if he thought the mooted wind farm was a possibility . He says he received assurances from Alex Salmond at a dinner in New York back in 2007 that the offshore development , which is just a mile from his course , would not go ahead . Trump told the committee that pursuing the construction of wind farms could , in his opinion , be the ruination of Scotland . `` The last thing I needed was to build a course in Scotland , '' he told CNN . `` But the land was so incredible and in honor of my mother , who was born in Scotland , I thought it 'd be a great idea . `` So I decided to do it and it came out even better than I thought . '' Two groups of protestors gathered outside the Scottish parliament for Trump 's visit -- those who support his opposition to wind farms , and those who claim his development has spoiled an area of outstanding natural beauty . But advocates of Scotland 's policy of embracing renewable energy projects insist the government should not be blown off course by entrepreneurs like Trump . Niall Stuart , CEO of Scottish Renewables , insists the country 's reputation for being at the forefront of the sustainable energy campaign must be maintained . `` Our government is absolutely committed to maximizing not just the environmental benefits of renewable energy but also the economic and employment benefits of renewable energy , '' he told CNN . `` Actually it 's that political commitment to renewables that has put Scotland on the map internationally . ''
Tycoon Donald Trump threatens to sue the Scottish government over wind farm plans . Trump opposes plans to build wind farm near his new golf course in Aberdeenshire . Billionaire claims Scotland 's first minister told him wind farm would not go ahead . Trump has faced criticism of his golf and hotel complex from environmental groups .