Residents object to plans for temporary Bowness campsite

The Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) has received a number of objections to a proposed temporary recreational campsite in Bowness-on-Windermere.

The application is for land off Kendal Road in the town and it is proposed that it would operate for a period of up to 60 days.

According to an email from applicant Carolyn Jenson it will be used for 42 days this year from Saturday, August 15, to Friday, September 25, inclusive.

In her email she said: “The site will accommodate no more than 50 pitches at any one time. The site will be used exclusively for tents, campervans and motorhomes. No towed/touring caravans will be permitted.

“The land is physically partitioned from and not located within the curtilage of any listed building. It is also not situated on a scheduled monument, safety hazard area, or military explosives storage area.”

According to Ms Jenson, facilities would include a temporary movable toilet in the southern corner of the field, remaining completely independent of neighbouring boundaries and fully removed when the campsite is not in operation.”

However, after being submitted on Thursday (July 30) the authority had received a total of eight objections opposing the application.

David and Christine Hardy, of Bowness on Windermere, objected ‘ in the strongest possible terms’ and said: “The field is part of the historic curtilage of the listed Bordriggs Farm as demonstrated by old maps.

“It seems to us that the proposed temporary campsite is therefore not permitted as it is within the curtilage of a listed building.”

And John and Anne Hawson, also from Bowness on Windermere, objected and said there would be issues with excess noise from those staying at the site.

They added: “It would be an eyesore, along with the litter, the sewage and the general distress that comes with it. And once one field is allowed why not the next?

“This is the thin end of the wedge and before long every green field around Bowness could become a holiday camp.”