The issue of rising numbers of non-residential properties in the 841sq mile park has resurfaced just months after the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s member champion for natural environment called for local authorities to be given the ability to determine the volume of holiday properties in different areas.
The application states the proposal has potential “to create a lifestyle that facilitates good stewardship of the land with the prospect of ecological enhancement through conservation and rewilding, whilst retaining the traditional grazing of Galloway cattle and the provision of an income stream from tourism.