Two months to save Loch Lomond from Flamingo Land say Scottish Greens
The Scottish Greens have welcomed news that a date has been set for the final decision on controversial proposals for a mega-resort on the shores of Loch Lomond at Balloch, calling for National Park bosses to reject the plans and ‘end almost a decade of misery for the local community’.
Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park have announced that a planning hearing will be held on Monday 16th September. At this meeting the Park’s board will decide on the application by Yorkshire theme park operator Flamingo Land to build a mega-resort featuring 104 woodland lodges, two hotels, a waterpark, monorail, 372 car parking spaces, shops and more.
The area’s Scottish Green MSP Ross Greer has led the ‘Save Loch Lomond’ campaign against the developer’s plans since 2016, collecting over 97,000 objections and making this the most unpopular planning application in Scottish history.
Ross Greer MSP said: “Flamingo Land’s destructive plans would scar this world-famous natural landscape, endanger precious wildlife, increase traffic on already dangerously congested roads and seriously threaten local small businesses.
"The community have fought against these proposals for almost a decade now, defeating the first application and collecting a record number of objections to this latest version. Now it's time for the board of the National Park to stand up for Loch Lomond and for Balloch residents, reject these destructive plans and end almost a decade of misery for the local community.
“Objections can still be lodged at www.greens.scot/flamingoland. If you’ve not submitted your objection already, add your voice to our campaign and help us save Loch Lomond from the greed of this developer."
