Green light for facilities boost at beauty spot

NATIONAL park planners have agreed two separate proposals to upgrade the facilities and security at two sites beside an Eryri beauty spot.

- By DALE SPRIDGEON

The schemes both concern well-used car parking and toilet areas on opposite shores of Llyn Tegid, near Bala in Gwynedd.

The Eryri National Park Authority [ENPA] planning and access committee approved the applications with conditions, including pollution prevention advisories, on Wednesday.

Debate over the use of materials was queried during the discussion, with questions asked over pollution risks of work at the waterside sites.

But the meeting heard that although "pollution pathways" had been identified, risk could be mitigated by use of pollution prevention measures employed during construction.

The first application concerned the ENPA warden centre and car park, on the northern shore of Llyn Tegid.

The plans called for permission to insulate and affix grey timber cladding and solar panels to the two-storey warden building, which included toilets above, and a boat rental and water-sports business below.

The scheme would see the installation of car park recognition 'ANPR' cameras, as well as CCTV and a new entrance gate.