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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897   
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Please sign this petition now and help stop the Forestry Commision from destroying Snowdonia's best campsite.
http://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save...t-campsite  |
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1st Mar 2017 1:05pm |
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| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1833  
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Signed
 2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW |
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1st Mar 2017 1:30pm |
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| smb Member Since: 15 Jan 2013 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1232 
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Signed
Unfortunately, this is the way it is going to go, until the bubble bursts through high charges |
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1st Mar 2017 1:34pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5110  
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My cottage is located three miles out of Beddgelert and I can say that 79% of the village and outlying area are against this planning application of 25 Timber housing at the site the (Forest Holiday) Forestry Commission Campsite
The scheme will necessitate the reduction of the current 195 pitches (made up of 100 caravan pitches and 95 tent pitches) into 55 undefined pitches. As the village relies quite heavily on the income from this site many of the village businesses are worried about the lack of trade from reducing the ammount of pitches and persons staying on them, especially in the off season months. The trouble is over the last few years no money had been invested in this site which now looks run down and tired whether the lack of investment has been planned by the owners so that it looks uncared for and old I cannot say, but you will guess what I think. The main concern amongst the village is no matter what petitions are organised planning consent will be given as it has in other Forest Holiday sites. If they do loose consent they will automatically appeal to the welsh government who are at present because of a lack of a fighting budget fund giving 99% of appeals permission to build. For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at.. http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1 |
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1st Mar 2017 2:04pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5110
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The other thing about this development application is that in reality the only people that the council will listen to are people directly affected by the development, such as neighbours and local businesses.
People who put forward petitions who live miles away particularly in England, Scotland, Ireland or the rest of the world who object because they may not be able to go on a camping holiday will chiefly be ignored as there are many other campsites locally where they can stay. Sad fact but that is the way these things work I wish it was not so. For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at.. http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1 |
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1st Mar 2017 2:12pm |
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| smb Member Since: 15 Jan 2013 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1232
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Other than in Italy, that little restaurant(forget the name) over the bridge makes the best tasting pizzas
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1st Mar 2017 2:16pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5110
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I hope I am wrong as well Laurie but so many bad Planning decisions have been made recently within the Snowdonia area I am not holding my breath.
So people who have never visited Beddgelert know what a beautiful place it is, totally unspoilt, picturesque and peaceful.
Click image to enlarge For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at..
http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1 |
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1st Mar 2017 2:55pm |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897
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New closing date.....
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1st Mar 2017 3:49pm |
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| mrd1990 Member Since: 16 Aug 2012 Location: Wales Posts: 600 
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Signed.
If I understand correctly, this could cause a drop in tourists by as much as 200 at any given point during the holiday season which could harm the local area.. If the greedy business people actually put any thought into it, they could make far more money by building a desecrate low impact car park pen y grwyd, which is needed! Could even be subterranean.
And Ice Cream! |
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1st Mar 2017 6:25pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10756
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What a beautiful, great looking place
I have signed as well 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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1st Mar 2017 10:16pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5110
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Total waste of time making any objections Snowdonia National Park Authority passed the plans to replace 110 of its 195 caravan and camping pitches with 16 wooden chalets at the former Eryri Forestry Park, near Beddgelert at its meeting on Wednesday.
So yet again those with enough money to pay for the best lawyers and barristers have won again Forest Holidays have never in any of their developments been refused permission to build. 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-40020897 For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at.. http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1 |
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24th May 2017 11:40am |
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| smb Member Since: 15 Jan 2013 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1232
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It looks like it's now got the green light
 Snowdonia National Park Committee Voted 6:3 in favour.
Another great place lost forever  Last edited by smb on 26th May 2017 1:19am. Edited 1 time in total |
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25th May 2017 12:36pm |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897
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Email from David Lloyd
Dear all, It is with a heavy heart that I have to tell you that this morning's meeting of the Snowdonia National Park Planning Committee voted 6-3 in favour of the proposal to redevelop Beddgelert Forest campsite into a Forest Holidays cabin site. After more than 80 years as a campsite for backpackers, walkers and lovers of the outdoors, the former Beddgelert Forest campsite will become the tenth Forest Holidays "luxury log cabin" park. I am left feeling deeply frustrated at the process as well as the result. The proposal is against planning policy - even the Planning Officer admitted that the existing policy had to be "interpreted" to conclude that it was permissable. The Planning Committee members who live locally opposed it; Beddgelert Community Council opposed it (twice); the local businesses opposed it; there were 200 individual letters of objection and over 4000 people signed a petition (online and paper) opposing it. In favour of the proposal were Forest Holidays backed by 24 letters of support and six National Park Planning Committe Members. An attempt by some Committee members to defer the application for an independent economic impact assessment was not even put to the vote. And the result is that we lose a facility in a beautiful location that has been providing affordable camping for generations, replacing it with an estate of wooden cabins for the well heeled. Right now, I'm not sure what happens next, but I'd like to thank each and every one of you for your support and especially those who wrote letters of objection. THANK YOU for all your support. Regards, David Lloyd |
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25th May 2017 4:43pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5110
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To be honest Laurie most of us locals thought the granting of permission was a forgone conclusion, we thought the writing was on the wall when the site was being allowed to run down.
The local shops are already suffering and rely heavily on the seasonal months to supplement the quite times in the winter, everything has a knock on effect and I feel the effect may well see a change that is not for the better. For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at.. http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1 |
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25th May 2017 6:18pm |
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