Flamingo Land urged against appealing unanimous rejection
With the deadline fast approaching, Scottish Green MSP Ross Greer has called on Flamingo Land to confirm that they will not appeal the National Park board’s rejection of their mega-resort plans for Loch Lomond.
Flamingo Land’s controversial proposal, which included luxury lodges, two hotels, a waterpark, 370 parking spaces, a monorail and much more, was rejected unanimously by Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park board in September.
The deadline for the Yorkshire theme park operator to lodge an appeal with the Scottish Government is Monday 16 December.
Local Scottish Green MSP Ross Greer, who led the campaign which saw a Scottish record 155,000 objections lodged, has called on the developer to drop its plans for good and engage in discussions with the community over the future of Woodbank House, the only part of the site which they already own.
Mr Greer commented:
“I hope that Flamingo Land finally see sense and finally drop their daft, destructive and unanimously rejected plans for good.
“They have put the people of Balloch through far too much stress and anxiety over the last decade. Now is the time to concede that the mega-resort will never happen.
“Their proposals have always been unwanted, unworkable and completely unsuitable for a world famous location like Loch Lomond."
Mr Greer added:
“Flamingo Land still owns Woodbank House at the far end of the proposed site. The House is in a sorry state of disrepair and there is a strong desire locally to see it restored. If the developers have plans to do that in a more suitable manner, I would be happy to speak to them and I am sure the Community Council would too.”