Plans submitted to rebuild fire hit Cameron House

Plans have been lodged to rebuild the fire hit Cameron House Hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond.

Two men died when a balze ripped through the five star resort in December last year.

The owners have submitted a planning application to Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park to restore the front of the building and construct a new internal frame.

It will involve recladding, installing new windows and roof terraces and the demolition and rebuilding of walls.

The cause of the fire is still being investigated.

Some parts of the hotel including the lodges and spa have stayed open.

The proposals state: "The works comprise of the reinstatement to the B-listed Cameron House following a major fire. The key points of the reconstruction are as follows:

• Facade retention to support external walls

• Internal clearance of loose debris / materials and salvage of ornate finishes and stonework where

possible.

• Careful removal of some high-level walls for rebuilding

• Removal of all remaining internal structures (walls, some roofs, ground floor construction, lower ground

floor slab and existing foundations.

• Construction of a new reinforced concrete pad and beam foundations and lower ground floor slab, erect

steel framed superstructure with composite floor slabs within existing facades.

• Recreate missing already lost at high level as part of the works in either salvaged stone or new

stonework.

• New slated roof.

• Internal walls and finishes incorporating high quality finishes.

• Mechanical and electrical installations including sprinkler system to the whole hotel including the existing

bedrooms and leisure blocks.

• External remediation works including any re-creation of lost features.

• Remedial works to the external grounds to remove identified invasive species.

• Remedial works to the south access road including widening works to accommodate construction traffic."