The park, on the site of the Eden Springs Fishery and Country Park, would include 75 lodges, alongside crazy golf and a play area. Letham residents have expressed alarm at the proposal, and 71 objections have been lodged against the scheme, with one saying: “This is a natural beauty spot, not Benidorm.” READ MORE: Scottish council ups investment in key Israel arms supplier by 1200 per cent The community council in the nearby village of Monimail has lead a fight against the development.
The fishery on which the holiday site is planned was approved in 2022, after the Scottish Government overturned a Fife Council refusal. A map of the proposed scheme (Image: Fife Council) The site was previously a nature reserve, created to compensate locals for environmental harm caused by the nearby Mountcastle gravel quarry. David Hamilton, chair of the community council, told the Courier: "At the time [the proposal was lodged], the community suspected this was a trojan horse development.
“That appears to have been the case as less than 18 months later, plans have been lodged for 75 holiday lodges on the nature reserve.” READ MORE: Andy Murray withdraws from Paris Olympics and ends singles career Another objection states: "The site was only recently reinstated as a nature reserve after quarry works. "It beggars belief that just a few years later, that natural haven could be destroyed.
" Others in the community have a different opinion, though – some 64 members of the community have e.
