Taymouth Castle: Row over £300m redevelopment shatters peace

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Taymouth Castle: Row over £300m redevelopment shatters peace
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Protesters fear it will be a resort for millionaires, but backers say most residents support the plans.

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DLC's website says those proposals include the restoration of the castle and golf course, building 167 new homes, and landscaping park and woodlands. These "worlds" are exclusive affairs in places like Dubai, the Hamptons in New York, and Barbuda in the West Indies. But Kenmore and District Community Council say locals are largely in favour of both the development and DLC's purchase of a number of businesses and properties in the village.Protect Loch Tay's petition calling for a halt to further and future development has attracted almost 150,000 signatures - but Colin Morton from the local community council is sceptical.

The row escalated earlier this month, with the community council telling the protest group to "step back and leave it alone". "Everything in this area centred round the castle. The gardens where the Kenmore Club is now, that used to employ a vast amount of men. Issues raised included the potential impact on wildlife, difficulties understanding the extensive planning applications, how exclusive the estate will be, and fishing access on Loch Tay.

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