Snowdonia

Gwynedd Council has published a draft management plan for the slate areas of north west Wales, which are a UK candidate for potential UNESCO World Heritage status.

The Welsh Government has reversed its decision to cut the budgets of the country’s three national parks and announced a set of priorities for the parks and the organisations that manage the five Welsh Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs).

A round-up of planning news in Wales: 20 May-26 May, 2017

Work could start next year on a £160 million pumped storage power project earmarked for a site in the Snowdonia National Park following the approval of a development consent order (DCO).