Question reference: S6W-13575
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 4 January 2023
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Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 23 January 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding Flamingo Land's Lomond Banks planning application, whether Transport Scotland completed a carbon impact assessment, or any other assessment, of the application's potential impact on Scottish Government climate and car kilometre reduction targets before submitting its response to the planning application to the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority.
Answer
The question relates to a live planning application, and remains subject to consideration by the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority at this time.
As a statutory consultee in the planning process, with a responsibility for the safe and efficient flow of traffic on the A82 trunk road, Transport Scotland was consulted on the second Flamingo Land's Lomond Banks planning application in May 2022.
In terms of national planning policy requirements when considering the potential transport impacts of the proposed development, Scottish Planning Policy, (2014) remains in force until such time as National Planning Framework 4 is adopted and published. SPP contains no requirement to consider potential carbon impacts on Scottish Government climate and vehicle reductions targets.
Transport Scotland did however undertake a comprehensive review of the applicant’s transportation assessment supporting the planning application. Transport Scotland was satisfied that the proposed development could be adequately served by, and connected to, active travel and public transport networks and would not therefore be wholly reliant on car travel.
The outcome from the review informed Transport Scotland’s formal consultation response to the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority.