Cae Du & Cae Canol Campsite, Beddgelert

Proposals to enhance the tourist accommodation and facilities at Cae Du and Cae Canol Campsite, Beddgelert to deliver overall improvements as part of a wider visitor recreation masterplan for BeddgeleRT

Cadnant Planning Ltd has been commissioned by Roberts Group to undertake a pre-application consultation (PAC) in respect of proposed development at Cae Du and Cae Canol Campsite, Beddgelert, Caernarfon LL55 4NE.

We give notice that Roberts Groups is intending to apply for full planning permission for proposals to enhance the tourist accommodation and facilities to deliver overall improvements at Cae Du including creation of additional touring/camping pitches, erection of new toilet blocks, landscape planting and biodiversity enhancement, together with associated works

Prior to formal submission to the Local Planning Authority and in accordance with the requirements set out in Part 1A of the Town & Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2016, the proposal will be subject to pre-application consultation.

A public consultation event will be held at The Prince Llewelyn Hotel, Beddgelert on Monday 24th February between 4pm and 7pm. We look forward to welcoming you to this event to discuss the proposals.

about this application

The application relates to a full application for proposals to enhance tourist accommodation and facilities at Cae Du and Cae Canol Campsite, Beddgelert to deliver overall improvements to the site by way of creation of additional touring/camping pitches, erection of new toilet blocks, and overall improvements in terms of additional landscape planting and biodiversity enhancement together with associated works.

Cae Du and Cae Canol Campsite were bought in 2024 by the applicant, Roberts Group, who are a small local family company who own various caravan and camping sites, predominantly across Gwynedd. Prior to this, unfortunately, Cae Du campsite has been largely closed over recent years (three seasons between 2020 and 2023).

The application at Cae Du and Cae Canol Campsite in Beddgelert forms part of a wider visitor recreation masterplan for Beddgelert, prepared jointly by the applicant, Roberts Group and Forest Holidays, the owners of Forest Holidays in Beddgelert. The visitor recreation masterplan includes two separate planning applications; this one at Cae Du/Cae Canol Campsite by Roberts Group and the second at Forest Holidays.

The aim of the visitor recreation masterplan is to develop and enhance the tourist accommodation provision within the village of Beddgelert by expanding the provision of holiday cabins at Forest Holidays, in lieu of existing touring caravan and camping pitches, and improving and expanding the provision of touring caravan and camping pitches at Cae Du and Cae Canol. This would ensure that expanding the holiday cabins at Forest Holidays would not lead to an overall loss of touring caravan and camping pitches in the village, as additional pitches would be proposed at Cae Du and Cae Canol campsite.

The visitor recreation masterplan would also seek to improve and upgrade the multi-user route which runs alongside Forest Holidays, into Beddgelert.

The proposals at both sites seek to deliver significant environmental improvements by way of landscape planting and biodiversity enhancement.