Abandoned WWII torpedo testing site to be turned into massive holiday resort with hotels, glamping and playparks
A HOLIDAY park with glamping pods and lodges could be built on an old torpedo site in Scotland.
The former testing area for missiles has been derelict for 40 years, but could soon be completely transformed and become a go-to staycation spot.
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On the shores of Loch Long in Argyll & Bute is an old Ministry of Defence site that was used been 1912 and 1986.
It was predominantly used during World War Two, and as many as 12,000 torpedoes were fired down Loch Long.
Since its closure 40 years ago, the site in Arrochar has been abandoned and left derelict.
A planning application to redevelop the area was first submitted in 2023.
Three years on, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority has approved a mixed-use tourism development by Ardnagal Estates.
Former proposals for the site included 14 holiday homes, 34 holiday lodges, and a 34-bedroom budget hotel.
Also included in the initial plans was a cafe, shop, a 40-bed bunkhouse, six motorhome pitches and 20 glamping pods as well as parking, composting toilets and shower block.
Another proposed feature was to revitalise the pier so that the public and community could access the loch.
Leisure on the site would include a play park that will add “family-friendly amenity for residents and visitors”.
Previous plans were to build a 130-bedroom hotel although it isn’t clear if this is part of the current plans.
Claire Chapman, the park authority’s planning and access committee chairwoman, said: “The approval of this long-standing derelict site’s redevelopment is a significant step forward in addressing what has been a blight on both the local community and the environment.
“The site has been identified in both the existing local development plan, which guides new development in the National Park, and in the community’s local place plan.”