Planning row looms over holiday lodges bid by Aysgarth Falls Hotel
The Aysgarth Falls Hotel, beside the busy A684, has submitted an application to the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority for the lodges, which would replace existing caravan and camping pitches, and an extension to the main hotel building.
It says the plans would mean a significant investment in the local economy and transform the hotel into a “destination of distinction,” but at a special meeting of Aysgarth and District Parish Council, members agreed to strongly object to the proposal.
The council has subsequently told the authority’s planning department: “It is an expansion which is totally out of keeping with the