A landscape charity is holding an event later this month to protest against plans for a 450-lodge holiday complex in South Cumbria.
Plans have been lodged to build the resort on land at Roanhead, near Askam.
The proposals have caused outrage among people living around the site, who say it will be catastrophic for the peaceful area. However, developers point to its industrial past and say it will pump millions of pounds into the economy and create jobs.
A protest group, Save Roanhead, has been set up to fight the complex.
Friends of the Lake District is objecting to the scheme and has organised an event on July 11, asking people to ‘Make a Stand on the Sand’ at Roanhead to demonstrate the strength of opposition to it.
It is also urging people to lodge their own objections.
Lorayne Wall, planning officer at Friends of the Lake District, said: “Our view is that the proposal conflicts directly with local planning policies and that the measures proposed to mitigate the harm that will be caused to wildlife are insufficient.
“As a landscape charity we’re naturally concerned about the impact on the landscape, the tranquillity of this space and the impact on the sensitive dune and intertidal habitats, as well as the impact on the narrow rural roads and important habitat for rare species such as the natterjack toad.
“You only have to look at the passion of local opposition group Save Roanhead to see what this place means to people.
“I joined them in Barrow to help at a drop-in session they had organised to help people write and submit objections to this planning application. Seeing a steady stream of people from the area arrive for advice tells you all you need to know about how this proposal is being received and just what Roanhead means to the people of Furness.”
