Greater than 20,000 objections to proposals for a Flamingo Land growth on the banks of Loch Lomond have been submitted over the weekend, the Scottish Greens have mentioned. Plans from the theme park developer have been fought fiercely by the social gathering, with unique proposals being withdrawn two years in the past after receiving greater than 50,000 objections.
A recent software for the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs Nationwide Park website consists of motels, lodges, eating places, cafes, retailers, a craft brewery, a water park and "exterior exercise areas" equivalent to kids's play zones and a monorail.
Scottish Inexperienced MSP Ross Greer, who final 12 months said his social gathering would ship the builders "packing" after the preliminary planning withdrawal, mentioned he was "grateful" to those that have backed the marketing campaign up to now.
Some 10,000 objections have been recorded inside the first 24 hours of the marketing campaign, which launched on Friday. The whole variety of submissions in opposition to the event was sitting at greater than 22,000 as of Monday.
Mr Greer, MSP for West Scotland, mentioned: "I'm grateful to everybody who has backed the group marketing campaign to save lots of Loch Lomond from Flamingo Land's second try at a damaging 'resort' growth. The quantity of responses over the weekend reveals simply how strongly individuals really feel about defending our nationwide parks and specifically the world-famous pure panorama of Loch Lomond at considered one of its most accessible areas.
"Native residents have repeatedly proposed a spread of potential different makes use of for the location which might increase the social and financial wellbeing of the realm, preserve straightforward public entry and shield the traditional woodland at Drumkinnon, however website proprietor Scottish Enterprise has up to now been unwilling to take care of anybody aside from the Yorkshire theme park operator.
"There may be nonetheless time so as to add your voice and I might encourage everybody who loves Loch Lomond to be sure to have your say."
A spokesperson for Loch Lomond and The Trossachs Nationwide Park Authority mentioned: "A planning software for a serious growth (referred to as Lomond Banks) at West Riverside and Woodbank Home, Balloch, is presently being thought-about by the Nationwide Park Authority's planning crew.
"We're following the statutory course of required for main planning functions and all representations obtained from members of the general public can be taken into consideration when assessing this software.
"Because the planning authority contemplating a stay software, it isn't applicable for us to touch upon the particular proposals right now."
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