tourism

Appeal: Permanent residential use of Essex holiday park denied

07.05.2021

Plans for a change of use to allow people over 50 to live permanently at a caravan park in Tendring have been rejected by an inspector, despite his acknowledgement that the appellant’s argument had ‘a...

Appeal: Edinburgh flat’s use as Airbnb is ruled ‘relatively unproblematic’

23.04.2021

Matt Moody

A reporter has granted retrospective permission for the use of a flat in central Edinburgh for short-term holiday accommodation, calling it ‘a well-used and relatively unproblematic visitor facility in a...

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Appeal: Military tunnel complex can become wine warehouse

15.01.2021

Matt Moody

Plans have been approved to convert Drakelow Tunnels, the largest underground space in the UK open to the public, into a warehouse for 10,000 tonnes of wine, a bespoke bat roost and a museum, after an...

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Appeal: Miniature railway’s mix of benefits outweighs plan conflict

08.01.2021

Matt Moody

Plans for a miniature railway in Cornwall can go ahead despite conflict with local landscape policy, an inspector has ruled, after the scheme’s economic, social and environmental benefits proved decisive....

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Appeal: Part-conversion of hotel to fund its refurbishment blocked

28.08.2020

Matt Moody

Plans to convert 20 of a Great Yarmouth hotel’s 60 rooms into flats to fund the refurbishment of the rest of the hotel have been rejected by an inspector, who found the loss of holiday accommodation...

Collapse of international tourism risks wiping £22 billion off UK economy

26.08.2020

The UK economy could lose £22 billion from lost international tourism in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Covid-19: Staycations key to supporting tourism sector

17.08.2020

Laura Edgar

Domestic travel around the UK will be important to safeguarding domestic tourism and the support of jobs as part of the recovery from Covid-19.

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Appeal: Horse-drawn holiday caravans allowed in AONB

01.05.2020

Matt Moody

Plans to use an area of land in the Eden Valley as a temporary stopping place for a horse-drawn gypsy caravan tourism business can go ahead after an inspector found no harm to the surrounding AONB.

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Appeal: Guest cabins at historic hotel could harm red squirrels

20.03.2020

Matt Moody

Plans for three shepherd’s cabins in the grounds of a listed Lake District hotel frequented by William Wordsworth have been blocked for heritage and ecology reasons.

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Appeal: School parent council rebuffed in Edinburgh ‘boatel’ appeal

10.01.2020

Matt Moody

A reporter has dismissed a canal-side school’s concerns that plans for five boat hotels would prevent its canoe club from accessing the water, ruling that it would be ‘extremely foolish’ to disregard the...

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