Kind of Huck, but it has a bit more significance than that, losing nearly 150 affordable camping pitches to create 19 cabins. It will make this beautiful place less accessible to the masses, and alter the character and atmosphere of the place, which really has been its charm. Plenty of campers/families mingling with the locals in the pubs and hiking with their dogs etc, will instead become small numbers of 'better off', who may well just stay in the on site bar of an evening. So in terms of revenue, I don't think it will filter down into the local businesses so much.
To save rewriting this is copy/pasted from the link -
Beddgelert Forest Campsite is set within the glorious mountain scenery of Snowdonia and is in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park. It has been providing outdoor lovers with an opportunity to enjoy the area since the 1930’s. That may now be about to change….
Forest Holidays (a joint venture between the Forestry Commission and the private equity firm LDC) have submitted a planning application to Snowdonia National Park, proposing the redevelopment of the site. The proposal will result in the loss of 75% of the existing camping pitches (from 195 down to 55) and the creation of 25 permanent timber houses. The redeveloped site will also offer onsite hot snacks, breakfasts, coffee and bar facilities.
Since 2013, over 1000 camping pitches have been lost at Forest Holiday locations throughout the UK. Whilst this may benefit the small number of people able to afford up to £4395/week cost to stay there, the vast majority of visitors to the Beddgelert site will lose a facility that has provided all-year round, low cost accommodation for nearly 80 years.
The community of Beddgelert is largely dependent on tourism and this will have a significant impact on the village. Our concerns are that this is likely to lead to:
• A loss of affordable and accessible camping within the Snowdonia National Park
• A detrimental social and economic impact for the community of Beddgelert.
UPDATE 28-Feb: Please note that Snowdonia National Park have delayed consideration of the proposal until 5-April. In addition, we have learned that Forest Holidays have submitted two major changes to the proposal in the last few days:
1. The proposed number of cabins has been reduced from 25 to 19.
2. They no longer plan to drain the hot tubs directly to the forest floor, but will now install an additional treatment works to process the foul water.
There will still be a reduction in the number of camping and caravan pitches so the potential impact to visitors doesn't change - if you want to stay in Beddgelert Forest campsite outside of the winter months, do it soon - or object, object, object (go to http://goo.gl/fK6OsF and "Comment on this application") !