Green light for accommodation and leisure hub at artificial surf park

The developer behind Scotland’s first artificial surf park has received unanimous support for its planning application to build accommodation at the site near Ratho.Last year, Tartan Leisure Ltd received planning permission to redevelop the disused Craigpark Quarry into a world-class surfing destination called Wavegarden Scotland and since then, enabling work has been carried out to prepare the site for the next stage of development.The new planning permission now gives the green light for the HUB, with facilities including a restaurant, retail outlet, a surf school, a wellness spa, a café and a number of viewing terraces and an observation deck, overlooking the surf. Set within a 60-acre country park, the waterside accommodation will cater for all needs, including school groups, family groups and international surfers, through luxury lodges, glamping pods, accessible wave pods, bothies and canal births.The Wavegarden Scotland development, which is expected to open in 2022, is set to bring long term socio-economic, recreational and tourism benefits to the local community of Ratho in the region of £11 million per annum and create around 130 new jobs.