A temporary campsite in Pooley Bridge, adjacent to Hillcroft Caravan Park, was refused prior approval by the Lake District National Park Authority. The decision was based on uncertainty that campers would not use the existing permanent toilet facilities of the caravan park, potentially affecting the River Eden Special Area of Conservation. The applicants proposed portable toilets and wastewater removal outside the catchment, but the authority applied the precautionary principle and deemed the mitigation insufficiently secured.
