Oh, I am sure he will be back and we will be ready to fight him again.
This has been posted on Zip Off's facebook page. It is the last bit of 40 pages of the LDNPA Draft Committee report - all 40 pages are available on the LDNPA planning section on the website they say.
"This is the final part of Section 6 - Conclusion.
"I recognise the acceptability and benefits of the cycle way and
improvements to parking facilities together with the potential economic
benefits for the area and the National Park as a whole, including job
creation and the contribution to the visitor economy particularly during off
peak times.
6.10 I also recognise the opportunity to broaden the existing tourism
experience by bringing a unique facility to the area and to diversify the
tourism offer of the National Park in a way which accords with the strategic
direction of Adventure Capital as well as the support which the application
has from Cumbria Tourism, Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership and
others.
6.11 Despite the weight I have attributed to these benefits, they do not in my
view outweigh the fowling considerations:
- the very significant landscape and visual effects identified
- the substantial harm to the special qualities and Outstanding Universal
Value of the Lake District
- the fundamental impacts raised in objections from the Local Highway
Authority and the Ministry of Defence
- the volume of objections from individuals and a diverse range of
organisations representing a broad range of interests at the local, regional
and national level
6.12 For all of the reasons above my recommendation is that planning
permission should be refused. "
So the planners would have recommended refusal, what would the committee have decided on 7 Mar? It would be nice to know.