Apologies if this has been posted already, but the more coverage it gets the better.
Loch Lomond and Trossachs NP and Scottish Enterprise are supporting the development of the southern end of Loch Lomond by Flamingo Land.
This would see development of 27.9 hectares (69acres), including:
• Refurbished tourist information building;
• 60-bedroom Apart-hotel;
• 32-bedspace budget accommodation;
• Up to 105 self-catering lodges;
• 20 houses;
• 900m2 brewery;
• Leisure / pool /water park area up to approximately 2,500m2;
• Restaurants/Cafe & Retail areas up to 1,100m2 in total;
• Visitor reception areas & hub building up to approximately 2,000m2;
• External activity areas including tree top walk, events/performance areas, children’s play areas, monorail, forest adventure rides, picnic / play areas;
• Staff and service area of up to approximately 900m2;
• Associated parking (up to 320 additional spaces),landscaping and infrastructure development works.
http://parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2018/05/30/scottish-enterprises-planning-ap...
Which seems to me to be exactly the sort of thing that national parks are supposed to protect from.
You can object here https://eplanning.lochlomond-trossachs.org/OnlinePlanning/applicationDetail...