New Flamingo Land Theme Park planned for British beauty place – but the locals are not happy

Plans to build a new theme carting in Scotland have taken another hit, after years of opposition of politicians, environmental groups and local communities.

A public public meeting has been set up to discuss the controversial development of Flamingo country on the banks of Loch Lomond.

The £ 40 million proposal includes hotels, more than 100 holiday modges, a water park, restaurants and even a monorail.

It is the latest version of plans that were first brought forward in 2018 – but a year later deleted after public recoil.

Flamingo Land later returned with a updated proposal in 2020 and promised a resort that would be a ‘big step away’ from the existing Yorkshire theme park and the zoo.

But despite those changes, the project continued to resist the resistance of both the local population, members of parliament and nature conservation groups.

The development site is located in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, an area that is known for its beautiful landscape, old oak forests and rare animals in the wild, such as Red Deer.

Earlier this year, the Scottish government gave the Green Light project and destroyed a decision by the Authority National Park that had rejected the plans on environmental soils.

A public public meeting has been set up to discuss the controversial development of the £ 40 million resort, Flamingo Land (shown: as a concept), on the banks of Loch Lomond

The development site is located in Loch Lomond (photo) and the Trossachs National Park, an area that is known for its beautiful landscape, old oak forests and rare animals in the wild, such as Red Deer

The decision led to indignation, especially from the Scottish Greens MSP Ross Greer, who called the approval an “anti -democratic indignation” and said that the plans would cause “irreversible damage.”

He also pointed out that the project was opposed by various important organizations, including the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, the National Trust for Scotland and more than 155,000 people who signed the Save Loch Lomond campaign.

As reported by the SunHe added: ‘We are urgently considering our options to continue this fight. I will not leave a stone undisturbed in the campaign to save Loch Lomond. ‘

There have also been concern of the Park Authority about the ‘unacceptable’ risk of flooding of nearby river life.

A recent report has added 49 conditions to the approval, and although it said that the site could work safely, many still have to be convinced.

Local groups such as Balloch and Haldane Community Council say that they are ‘deeply disappointed’ in the government’s decision and claim that it goes into what the community wants.

Proponents of the plan claim that it could make jobs and stimulate tourism in the area, but continues to grow with public pressure, while a petition against the project collects no fewer than 174,000 signatures.

A public meeting has now been established for 30 May to discuss the future of the park.

The £ 40 million proposal includes hotels, more than 100 holiday modges, a water park, restaurants and even a monorail

The project has confronted years of opposition with politicians, environmental groups and local communities

In the meantime, Paultons Park, which is on 65 hectares on the outskirts of the New Forest in Hampshire, will open a brand new world of £ 12 million themeValgard – Realm of the Vikings, in 2026.

The park, already a hit with younger children thanks to Peppa Pig World, recently cut the ribbon on his latest attraction, Ghostly Manor – a creepy interactive gameplay ride of £ 3.5 million.

Due to the developments it is likely to see that some of the largest theme parks in the country – including Alton Towers, Chessington World of Adventures and Thorpe Park – for visitors next summer.

Viking theme Valgard is the largest investment of Paultons in a new theme area to date and is aimed at teenagers and older children.