Furious locals against Flamingo Land Loch Lomond resort hit back at council for not opposing bid

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Furious activists are set to lodge a formal complaint against councillors who failed to oppose Flamingo Land’s controversial Loch Lomond mega resort.The Save Loch Lomond campaign accused local politicians at West Dunbartonshire Council of riding roughshod over local concerns after they remained neutral on the development at a key meeting last week.Ultimately, the decision on whether to green-light the bid rests with Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, but the council’s view carries weight.It’s the latest twist in the Yorkshire theme park operator’s tumultuous efforts to build a resort on the shores of the Bonnie Banks.Dubbed ‘Lomond Banks’, the massive £40million site would see hotels, a monorail, a water park, swimming pool, restaurants, two huge car parks and more than 100 forest lodges built.Opponents have long claimed the 46-acre behemoth development would “wreck” the iconic beauty spot, clog up roads and infrastructure and harm the environment.But developers claim it would bring jobs and tourism and be a shot in the arm for the local economy.Campaigners said the majority of 12 councillors who effectively “voted in favour” of the application at a meeting last Wednesday “failed in their official duty to follow due process” and “failed to give a full and reasonable explanation” for their vote.In a wide-ranging letter seen by the Record, activists will accuse councillors of breaching rules around community engagement and planning by failing to ensure locals had been “properly consulted”It continued: “They ignored the people they were supposed to represent and reneged on a vow made in 2019 and multiple times after not to support this planning application." The campaign group is seeking to gather signatures for