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Controversial Loch Lomond Flamingo Land Plans Recalled by Scottish Ministers
- Scottish Minister Ivan McKee withdrew the Lomond Banks resort appeal in June 2025 due to concerns about its considerable effects on the national park area encompassing Loch Lomond and the Trossachs.
- The recall followed the initial rejection by all 14 Loch Lomond and Trossachs Planning Authority board members in September 2024 amid over 155,000 public objections and strong opposition from environmental groups.
- Flamingo Land’s proposed £40 million Lomond Banks development near Balloch town centre was set to include multiple accommodation options with over 100 lodges, several hotels, recreational facilities such as an indoor water attraction and a monorail system, retail spaces, and parking for 372 vehicles.
- Scottish Greens MSP Ross Greer praised the minister's decision as the right move protecting a nationally iconic site, highlighting the overwhelming evidence of environmental damage and the largest opposition in Scottish planning history.
- The recall delays a final decision as ministers must reconsider flood risks, woodland loss, and increased traffic impacts, with expectations that the decade-long saga may end with rejection of the mega-resort.
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Flamingo Land mega resort at Loch Lomond stalled after Government U-turn
The operator of Flamingo Land first submitted plans in 2018 to build more than 100 holiday lodges, two hotels, a waterpark, a monorail, and 372 car parking spaces on land near Balloch town centre.
·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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