Farmers 'frustrated' by plans to ban pop-up campsites in Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority has announced it will remove permitted development rights, which legally allow landowners to run a campsite for 28 days per year without applying for extra permissions. What impact will this have on rural businesses?

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David Williams, who runs Clifftops Camping at Druidston in the National Park and is from a dairy farming family, said losing the income from the campsite might mean he has to reconsider his entire way of life.
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David Williams, who runs Clifftops Camping at Druidston in the National Park and is from a dairy farming family, said losing the income from the campsite might mean he has to reconsider his entire way of life.

Farmers and landowners in Pembrokeshire National Park have reacted angrily to plans to ban pop-up campsites. In December last year, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority announced it would...

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