A date has been set for the final decision on a controversial planning application to build a Flamingo Land style park at Loch Lomond.
The Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority Board will decide whether the planning application in principle goes ahead on Monday, September 16 in a public meeting.
Board members will make their decision following a site visit and public meeting which will take place over the next couple of months.
The highly decisive plans have sparked major opposition as a petition against the application reached 96,000 signatures - the most for a planning proposal in Scottish history.
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If approved, the complex called 'Lomond Banks' will include 104 holiday lodges, two hotels, a water park and a monorail in plans that developers say will provide employment opportunities, economic investment and become a world-class tourist destination.
Opposers say they have concerns about an increase in traffic of up to 14 more cars every second at peak times, environmental damage including flood risks and harm to local businesses.
The venue for the public hearing is yet to be decided as the National Park Authority say they are taking careful consideration of the arrangements which will be published in advance.
The park authority insists it has no position on the application thus far.
Officers will continue to assess the documents by public bodies and responses to the application before they submit a recommendation to either approve or refuse the plans.
A spokesperson for the National Park Authority said: “This application has not yet been decided. No position has yet been taken in support of or against this planning application. However, with high levels of public interest, we felt it would be useful to set out as early as possible the process for making a decision.
“Officers now have all the information required to assess the application and that assessment will continue between now and September. All submitted documents, consultee responses and representations from the public are being considered as part of the assessment.
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“Once the assessment phase has concluded, a report will be published that includes a recommendation to Board Members that they either approve or refuse the application. That report will be published on the National Park Authority website in early September, in advance of the Board meeting.
“Once the report has been published, those who have submitted formal comments on the application will be notified and given details on how they can request to speak at the public hearing.”
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