Rules to prevent new housing in the Yorkshire Dales from being used as holiday homes have been approved by national park authority leaders.
Concerns are mounting about the condition of rivers in the Yorkshire Dales as new figures revealed waterways in the national park considered to be in good ecological status had seen a significant decline.
Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority planners have refused permission for a traditional field barn to be converted into a two-bedroom holiday let over fears about its design.
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