On Loch Lomond’s banks, anger grows at £30m resort plan
by Kevin McKenna from Environment | The Guardian on (#4E1SD)
Locals and naturalists oppose a proposed hotel development on 'beautiful and historic' wooded national park land
A storm is brewing on the banks of Loch Lomond. One of Scotland's most serene beauty sites has been rocked by a planning and environmental row that swamps anything the elements can throw at it.
Last week, updated plans for a 30m leisure facility near the small town of Balloch at the southern end of the loch were presented to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs national park. The project has the backing of Scottish Enterprise, the government agency tasked with stimulating economic development and investment.
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