You may well be aware from the last post that Croyde has been under threat from excessive development by Parkdean, the company that run the Ruda holiday park, by a massive expansion in to the surrounding greenfield areas, made possible by an administrative error in a planning application made some years ago. The Croyde Area Residents Association (CARA) successfully challenging this erroneous decision thanks to generous support from local residents and Croyde lovers up and down the country, managing to secure enough donations to cover the considerable legal costs of the challenge. A judgment given at the High Court by Mrs Justice Lieven on 19 March 2021 quashed the harmful planning decision which unlawfully and mistakenly granted permission to expand the Holiday Park into green fields in the AONB. However, the latest update is that CARA must once again prepare to take on Parkdean who have been granted leave to appeal the judgment of the High Court. Please follow this link to read the latest case update (14), and follow CARA and their fight on Instagram.
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Croyde Under Threat From Development
No doubt you are on this site because you love Croyde and the surrounding area, which is a stunning landscape in the North Devon Coast AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty). However, the area is under threat from a plan by Parkdean, who run the Ruda Holiday Park, to expand in to the surrounding greenfield sites without requirements for the usual assessments. This could mean vast expansion with potentially disastrous consequences for the area, which is already at its capacity in the summer with holidaymakers. What’s more, the planned expansion is only going ahead due to a mistake in a planning application some years ago! The Croyde Area Residents Association (CARA) are challenging this erroneous decision, however they need funds to cover the legal costs just so this issue can be given a hearing and hopefully the decision corrected. You can read more about the campaign here, and also pledge funds to help keep Croyde beautiful.