A REJECTED plan to site timber-clad lodges for holiday use on agricultural land in Carleton has been resubmitted.

The application site lies to the north of Carla Beck House and permission is being granted for the change of use of the land to allow the building of eight single-storey lodges.

A similar application on land to the east of Carla Beck House was refused on March 10 this year on the grounds it would cause social and environmental harm, would erode the open nature of the area and have an unduly detrimental effect upon the open character and appearance of the surrounding landscape setting.

It was deemed in conflict with a number of policies within the Craven Local Plan and had attracted more than 50 objections from nearby residents.

One Carleton resident, a retired police officer, said the latest application would be just as detrimental as the original one.

“It is more or less the same but in a different position in the field.

“It would still be like having a holiday park at the end of the garden,” he said.

Another objector added: “Given that this proposal was roundly rejected by the council previously, with no obvious amendments suggested to approve such a plan, there is fundamentally no difference with this application.

“There were more than 50 objections to this plan last time and no one approving it. I fail to see why the council approve building on this once again flood affected land on green belt land that needs to be protected and preserved. Building on such land would contravene the Local Plan for Craven.”

He added detrimental effects would include increased noise and traffic and the area was a flood risk.

The application has been lodged by K Downs. The applicant’s agent, WBE Surveyors Ltd, of Skipton, said in the submission: “The site design has been laid out to ensure that the openness of the area remains all be it that additional screening will be used to complement the existing landscape and help to ensure that the surrounding area is not affected by the proposed change of use.