Plans blocked for Yurt-style holiday park in Elvington, near York

9:25am Tuesday 13th November 2012 in News

PLANS for a new holiday park in a village near York have been blocked over fears it would damage the appearance of the countryside.

The scheme at Moor Closes, in Elvington, would have seen six yurts – whose design is based on buildings used by Mongolian tribes – created as holiday accommodation for tourists taking short city-breaks. The land was previously owned by the Ministry of Defence and housed US Air Force personnel based at Elvington Airfield during the 1950s.

City of York Council planners refused permission after ruling the scheme would “harm the open character and appearance of the Green Belt”, while they also said the lack of public transport would mean too many extra car journeys in the area being made by holidaymakers.

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mjr119 says...
9:55am Tue 13 Nov 12

"while they also said the lack of public transport would mean too many extra car journeys in the area being made by holidaymakers."

Seriously?

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Blythespirit says...
10:29am Tue 13 Nov 12

I hardly think of a yurt as a blot on the landscape. They are temporary structures anyway and can be taken down in half an hour! CYC are being a bit mean on this one I think.

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roskoboskovic says...
10:40am Tue 13 Nov 12

someone shows a bit of gumption in these times of austerity and mass unemployment and the comfy,securely well paid no marks on the council say no.it s not as if its a caravan site.

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electricwarrior says...
10:59am Tue 13 Nov 12

So much to helping small businesses, the backbone of this country.

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nasrudin says...
12:33pm Tue 13 Nov 12

"...the lack of public transport would mean too many extra car journeys in the area being made by holidaymakers"

-- because of six yurts?

Really?
Really-really?

Perhaps they misread the scale of them on the plans, and thought they slept 2000 people each, rather than 2?

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Buzz Light-year says...
1:18pm Tue 13 Nov 12

Remember guys, it's Elvington.

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Heworth Hippy says...
2:10pm Tue 13 Nov 12

Perhaps if the had included provision for social housing yurts the numpties at CYC would have allowed it.

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Pedro says...
2:32pm Tue 13 Nov 12

These people should move to Mongolia!

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Happy Chappie says...
3:46pm Tue 13 Nov 12

Elivington !!!! Bah Humbug.

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Happy Chappie says...
3:50pm Tue 13 Nov 12

Sorry to the perfectionists I spelt ELVINGTON wrong. Will have to go and find someone else to ridicule now.

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bob the builder says...
6:58pm Tue 13 Nov 12

When did six tents make a holiday park? Applying this logic also makes the travellers caravans on the verges in the area a holiday park and how do they manage to achieve planning permission for their park?

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piaggio1 says...
10:37pm Tue 13 Nov 12

Perhaps if the had included provision for social housing yurts the numpties at CYC would have allowed it.”

spot on ,missed opertunity there for YCC

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