Plans have been lodged for a significant development of new homes and retail next to a hotel in Arrochar.
The 1.5-hectare site between the A814 and A83 and south of the Arrochar Hotel would see former football pitches to the south used for the "mixed" use site.
Bespoke Hotels Ltd, which has venues such as the current Arrochar Hotel, Garloch Hotel, Stonefield Castle, and the Glenburn Hotel in Rothesay, has applied to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park for permission.
The proposal description states: "The proposed development is a mixed use of community, tourism, local visitor centre, civic space and a mixed provision of housing.
"The proposed site is situated on the disused football pitches to the south of the Arrochar Hotel together with the 'Pit Stop' Cafe land next to the Three Villages Community Hall."
Opfer Logan Architects, in Glasgow, have put the plans forward on behalf of Frixos Kyriacou of Pearlkal Property Investments Ltd, which owns Bespoke Hotels.
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The application states there had been disussion dating back to 2019 with park authorities.
The plans include mixed housing, ranging from one-bedroom flats to four-bedroom detached houses.
There is mixed-use retail, tourism and civic space, bordered by the new community centre and retail, craft and holiday accommodation.
Community green space is on the map along with an area to de developed by the Local Community Trust, which the plan states "could take the form of a community centre linking into the existing community hall and retail/tourism buildings".
The existing staff accomodation and sub-station could be refurbished, states the plan, and redeveloped for a later project.
There would be landscaping on the hillside to act as a buffer between the A83 and the proposed site.
It adds: "Some selective thinning of trees may be proposed adjacent to the high level viewing area to promote views to the civic space and the Cobbler beyond."
The area immediately south of the site are protected by a tree protection zone and a "no build zone" is mapped out to protect the trees and their root systems.
There would further be "enhanced pedestrian routes and links" across the site.
The application can be found on the park authority's planning website under reference number 2023/0253/PPP.
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