@CloudyMrs @bobjmsn @LaChasseuse Certainly it is a type of quango.
I believe there is a material difference between the organisation of the Cairngorm park and Loch Lomond, in terms of local involvement.
I think the reason that Isle of Harris were not allowed to proceed with the National Park was that the council did not want to give up powers to the national park.
It’s all about being in there at the beginning and making sure there is enough local representation, not the usual suspects.