Disappointment for ministers reject plea

Decision to not intervene in controversial resort plans

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refusal and their board unanimously rejected it on the basis of flood risk, loss of nature, biodiversity and a conflict with the aims of the national park as set out in law.

"This has all now been overturned by an official.

"Does the minister understand why it looks like the profits of a theme park operator have been put ahead of Scotland’s national interest and our world famous natural environment?"

The minister said the objections Mr Greer laid out were dealt with in the report published last week, adding: "He should go and read it, he should go and look at those 49 planning conditions and then reflect on the reality of the decision that the reporter has reached."

Local MSP and Scottish Labour deputy leader Jackie Baillie also urged ministers to step in, saying the nearby A82, which runs along the loch’s western shore, "has insufficient capacity" to deal with current levels of traffic, "so Flamingo Land will make the position worse".

"The minister will know the reporter's decision does fly in the face of expert evidence, the unanimous decision of the national park, the view of Sepa and, indeed, the overwhelming majority of local people," she said.

"I am bemused that the reporter's opinion outweighs all these ministerial appointees and all these expert agencies and indeed the view of my local community."

The minister repeated his call for Ms Baillie to read the report.