Lake District zip wire plans scrapped after outcry
Campaigners fighting controversial plans to set up the highest and longest zip wire rides in England across Thirlmere reservoir in the Lake District are celebrating victory after the company behind the move ditched the idea.
Treetop Trek had applied for planning permission for a £1.8m activity hub with lines 1,200 metres in length crossing the lake.
It sparked a chorus of protest from organisations including Friends of the Lake District, the Wainwright Society, and the actress and president of the Campaign for National Parks Ca... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
