Results of public consultation about controversial plans for a £100 million holiday resort earmarked for Furness have been revealed.
ILM Group wants to create the resort at Roanhead Farm, near Askham.
It held public exhibitions in Barrow, Dalton and Askam in February and the developers said over 800 people responded to its questionnaire.
The most important issues cited were local ecology, and the capacity of local road and other infrastructure to support a large leisure development.
No formal application has been lodged with the local council.
Nearly 40 per cent of people questioned said they had a ‘below average’ opinion when it came to the ‘general development concept and masterplan’ of the proposed facility.
Around 25 per cent had an ‘above average’ opinion, less than 10 per cent an ‘average’ view, with the ‘other’ category accounting for the rest.
The survey results were posted on its website – roanhead.com – set up to advertise and provide information about the planned holiday park.
More people – around 45 per cent – did feel the resort would provide new jobs in the area than did not.
The development’s impact on nature was among the issues identified as being of most importance to respondents, as was the effect on infrastructure such as roads.
Consultation with parish councils took place on November 30 and December 1 of last year.
The resort would feature around 450 lodges and could have a restaurant, gym and children’s petting farm.
