THE Scottish Greens warned today that the Scottish government’s handling of Flamingo Land’s planning appeal could be unlawful.

MSP Ross Greer and Save Loch Lomond campaigners have raised concerns in a detailed letter to the government and lawyers for Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park Authority, calling the new process “highly unorthodox.”

A key issue raised is the reappointment of the same official who previously recommended approval for Flamingo Land’s resort proposal and who will now lead the appeal process and make a new recommendation to ministers.

Mr Greer’s legal adviser, Ian Cowan, warned that this risks the process being “tainted by bias.”

The letter also questions inconsistencies in the timeline of official documents.

A document reappointing the official was published on July 4, signed on June 24 — but its file properties show it was created on July 4, after another document from the same official was published outlining the new process.

The appointment document also lacks a digital signature, the letter warns.

Mr Greer said: “The public and the experts have said again and again that Flamingo Land’s destructive application must be rejected.”

He criticised the lack of a public hearing and the government’s decision to reappoint the same official: “They refuse to hold any public hearing and have asked the same official who tried to approve the plans to ‘mark his own homework.’

“Now they’re asking Flamingo Land to draft their own planning conditions on their own terms, against the wishes of the National Park.”

Mr Greer said the timeline “just doesn’t add up” and called for full transparency for the public to have confidence in the process.

The Scottish government was approached for comment.