Proposals to redevelop Yorkshire park denied
The plans for the extension and redevelopment of the Langcliffe Holiday Park have been refused permission by the Craven District Council.
Owner, John Smith, set forward proposals for the park which is situated besides the protected Settle to Carlisle Railway and surrounded by the Yorkshire Dales National Park, including plans to expand the site into a field where 34 touring pitches would be set up, as well as a camping area, a new facilities block and car parking spaces. The addition of 59 static caravans was also part of the requested rehaul.
The national park authority has objected to the above plans, stating they would impact negatively on the landscape and the peacefulness of the park, with
members refusing the application due to its “unacceptable damaging impact on the character and appearance of the open countryside and landscape, and adjacent heritage assets, the Settle Carlisle Conservation Area and Langcliffe Conservation Area”.
With the increase in popularity of caravanning, it does beg the question whether this helps or hinders the countryside. More people are getting out into the country but it seems, to accommodate such numbers, the countryside needs to be utilised. It’s a bit of a double-edges sword though, as an increase in pitches would ultimately provide an increase in revenue to the area- clearly something the local council has failed to understand. Do you think the council made the right decision to deny the plans?
