Councillors noted the application and called for conditions to be imposed if the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority give the go-ahead. The vote passed by 12-8
Councillors will not oppose controversial plans for a £40 million Flamingo Land resort on the banks of Loch Lomond - despite thousands of objections.
The Record reported that councillors noted the application and called for conditions to be imposed if the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority give the go-ahead. READ MORE: Team behind Glasgow's Old Toll Bar to launch new brunch and small plates spot in Giffnock Flamingo Land bosses say they have made “significant amendments” following feedback, including a pledge to upgrade the congested Stoneymollan Roundabout in Balloch, after concerns from locals, with a legal funding agreement in place with Transport Scotland.
Newly-formed Balloch and Haldane Community Council was one of those who objected - citing concerns over potential impacts on the landscape and natural environment, local roads, firms, and public services. "Balloch does not want or need over a hundred woodland lodged and almost four hundred parking spaces, never mind a waterpark, hotel, and monorail scarring one of Scotland’s most iconic landscapes."
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