The £30 million development, named Lomond Banks, aims to transform an area of Balloch with a 60-bedroom aparthotel, 32-bedroom budget accommodation, a craft brewery, boat house, leisure centre and restaurants, as well as upgrades to public footpaths and green spaces.

Objections to the Flamingo Land Limited and Scottish Enterprise application are already at more than 40,000.

Mr Greer said: “The success of tourism at Loch Lomond comes from the world-famous natural beauty of our national park.

“For the sake of a private developer’s profit margins, that world-famous natural beauty and many jobs and businesses currently dependent on it are now at risk.

“Flamingo Land’s own impact assessment was clear about water pollution, destruction of ancient woodland, harm to protected species and much more.

“Between that environmental damage and huge local concerns about the impact on roads and access to what is now but would no longer be public land, it’s no wonder that 40,000 people have already objected.”

Plans for a major development and the sale of publicly owned land within the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park were initially lodged in May 2018.

Following the submission of over thirty thousand objections organised by Mr Greer, the developer delayed its response to the National Park’s request for changes and further details.
Final plans, with the addition of even more woodland lodge accommodation, were revealed last week.