Landowner Scottish Enterprise has said it will extend its exclusivity agreement with Flamingo Land to allow any planning appeal to be considered.
Dumbarton ’s MSP has blasted Scottish Enterprise bosses after they revealed they will not cut ties with Flamingo Land despite their controversial plans for a £40million Loch Lomond resort being thrown out.
On September 16, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park unanimously rejected the firm’s plans for the resort on land at West Riverside.But Scottish Enterprise – Scotland’s national economic development agency – chiefs have now extended the agreement "to allow any planning appeal to be considered" and has said it is complying with Scotland’s statutory planning process.
“I am clear that there is significant opposition to this development in the community, for a variety of reasons.“It’s because of the feeling in the community and within the area that I have represented for 25 years, that I asked the First Minister to step in and end Scottish Enterprise’s agreement which ties Flamingo Land to the site.“I am clear that the majority of the community do not wish this development to go ahead.
“That is why we opted to make any sale of the land at West Riverside subject to planning permission, ensuring that the full range of evidence and views are fully considered. Flamingo Land submitted an application to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park back in 2018 in a bid to create a tourist development, including a hotel, craft brewery and leisure facilities at the West Riverside site.
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