A bunch which represents Loch Lomond companies has raised visitors issues over plans for a £40m vacationer resort in Balloch.
The Loch Lomond Affiliation (LLA) has submitted a letter to planners amid fears the event would add to main visitors congestion and deter common guests.
The organisation, which was based in 1981, describes itself because the lead lobbying group representing water customers, riparian homeowners and companies offering shore-side services.
After withdrawing plans in 2019 following 60,000 objections, the Yorkshire-based theme park operator lately lodged plans for 127 woodland lodges, a water park, resort, monorail and rather more on the shores of Loch Lomond.
Within the letter, LLA stated: “Based mostly on the present software the view of the LLA is that whereas the event of the designated space of land can be welcomed what's being proposed would add significantly to the visitors administration issues already skilled within the surrounding space, significantly the primary A82 arterial route.”
“At current the A82 northbound visitors passing by way of Dumbarton to Balloch and past and that within the opposing path, southbound on the A82 alongside the west shore of Loch Lomond to Balloch, already create main visitors congestion throughout the summer time months.
“That is significantly the case at weekends and public holidays when the Balloch space can change into all however gridlocked.
“This not solely creates nice inconvenience and frustration to native residents and guests alike, however provides to the just about unsurmountable entry difficulties for the emergency companies and is placing lives at a lot better danger.”
It added that such a situation can be “extremely off-putting” to common guests and discourage public use of native services.
The problem of visitors was raised at a West Dunbartonshire Council pre-application session in November final 12 months – which was a significant component within the native authority objecting the primary time round.
The council’s roads division has stated it has “no objections”, and feedback that a journey plan must be produced encouraging different modes of transportation with appropriate incentives.
Ramblers Scotland, which has greater than 6,500 members, has submitted an objection to planners claiming the proposed scheme might result in a rise in carbon emissions and influence the area people in addition to historic woodland.
Woodland Belief Scotland has additionally objected on the idea of harm and lack of historic woodland if the plan are agreed.
Jim Paterson, growth director for Lomond Banks, stated: “Our visitors assessments – which have been reviewed by Transport Scotland and West Dunbartonshire Council, with out objection – have highlighted that this accommodation-led growth for long-stay guests will function throughout the identified capacities of the encompassing street community.
“Now we have, nevertheless, pledged to hitch wider discussions throughout the nationwide park to look at how the bigger visitors points within the surrounding space is perhaps remedied.
“A key goal for us throughout submission has been to place in measures to minimise hostile influence on the woodland space as a lot as doable.
“This consists of preserving the traditional woodland at Drumkinnon by utterly eradicating any growth from it, and enhancing the woodland provision total.”