If Flamingo Land’s proposition to improve the coasts of Loch Lomond is denied in a ballot on Monday, that choice needs to mean completion of the strategy, the Scottish Greens have actually stated.
The Yorkshire- based amusement park proprietor lags the Lomond Banks proposition, under which 2 resorts and greater than 100 self-catering lodges would certainly be developed in addition to a theme park and various other services.
The Scottish Green event has actually led a war the task on the southerly coast of the loch at Balloch, and a choice on the proposition results from be made by the Loch Lomond and Trossachs national forest authority.
The event stated that if the authority elected to turn down the strategy– which would certainly be the 2nd time Lomond Banks has actually been not successful in the previous 5 years– it needs to “mark the end” of efforts to go on with the growth.
The Green MSP Ross Greer stated: “For Flamingo Land to scar it with this garish resort would be the worst kind of cultural and environmental vandalism.”
He included: “It is staggering that Flamingo Land has pushed things this far. Over 150,000 people and many respected organisations have made clear that their daft plans are not welcome, but they have refused to listen.
“The local community and people across Scotland have made their feelings known. I hope that at long last, today will mark the end of the road for Flamingo Land and a destructive proposal that Loch Lomond neither wants or needs.”
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In 2018 the firm behind the task, Flamingo Land Limited, sent propositions for a visitor growth at Loch Lomond that consisted of a resort, craft brewery and recreation centre. It met solid resistance.
The firm withdrew its initial strategies in 2019 yet returned in 2020 with an upgraded ₤ 40m proposition including a theme park, monorail, swimming pool, resort and dining establishments.
The authority’s choice on the task will certainly be made at a public conference at Lomond parish church.
Jim Paterson, the growth supervisor for Lomond Banks, stated it had actually functioned exceptionally hard over the previous 2 years to develop something that the area can be widely happy with.
“We have been deeply encouraged by the number of supporters who have contacted us ahead of today’s [Monday’s] meeting,” he stated. “We hope for a fair hearing, where our proposals will be considered on the facts presented and not the false information that has been spread by others.”
Flamingo Land is an amusement park, zoo and hotel situated in the town of Kirby Misperton,North Yorkshire It opened up in 1959.
