IT'S A NO GO FOR FLAMINGO
Daily Record|September 17, 2024
Unanimous vote grounds controversial resort
DAN VEVERS
IT'S A NO GO FOR FLAMINGO

FLAMINGO Land’s bid to build a £40million resort on the banks of Loch Lomond has ended in failure after it was rejected by national park bosses last night.

The Yorkshire theme park operator’s controversial plan was thrown out after a marathon six-hour public meeting in Balloch, Dunbartonshire.

Board members rejected it unanimously by 14 votes to 0, sparking wild cheering and applause from campaigners.

It is a momentous victory for activists who have fought the proposals for nearly a decade.

The Scottish Greens claim the bid is the most objected to planning application of all time – with a petition on the party’s website garnering more than 170,000 signatures. The proposed 46-acre resort, dubbed “Lomond Banks”, would have seen 104 woodland lodges, two hotels, a waterpark, monorail, 372 car parking spaces, shops and more built on the Bonnie Banks.

Dr Heather Reid, convener of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority Board, said: “ Today the National Park Authority Board unanimously refused a planning application for a major tourism development.

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