Current status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 25 August 2025
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the document appointing a reporter to proceed work on the recalled appeal in relation to the proposed Loch Lomond development by Flamingo Land (PPA-002-2021), which was published by its Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) on 4 July 2025, appears to be signed and dated 24 June 2025 when the file uploaded was created on 4 July 2025.
A Minute of Appointment, following recall of this appeal, setting out the process by which Scottish Ministers considered the case should proceed, was received by DPEA on 24 June 2025 and dated as such. The Minute was published to the DPEA website on 4 July 2025.
DPEA deals with a number of appeals and other case types and receives a high volume of correspondence on a daily basis. It is not always possible for DPEA to process and upload all documentation received in its casework to the public website as soon as received.