TENS of thousands of objections to a proposed leisure development on the shores of Loch Lomond were presented in Balloch yesterday.
Scottish Green MSP Ross Greer lodged the record-breaking 54,555 individual objections against Yorkshire-based Iconic Leisure Developments’ planning application, who are behind Flamingo Land but said last month the scheme would be called Lomond Banks.
The proposal would see 50 acres of largely publicly owned land turned into a leisure resort, including a hotel, 125 woodland lodges, a water park and monorail.
Greer said: “Flamingoland Loch Lomond is now the most unpopular planning application in Scottish history. Local residents have been joined by people from across Scotland in saying that Loch Lomond’s world famous natural beauty should be protected, not sold off for the profit margins of a private developer.
“Time and time again, it’s only the Greens standing with communities to protect Scotland’s environment against corporate takeover and destruction. Our campaign will continue until the National Park rejects these plans and this threat is ended once and for all.”
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