Language campaigners claim the tourism industry in Gwynedd is “out of control” and have urged councillors to take urgent action to address their concerns.
Cylch yr Iaith, a Gwynedd-based Welsh language pressure group, have written to all 75 Gwynedd councillors detailing their concerns and calling for a tourism policy which protects the character of local communities and the Welsh language.
Group spokesman Howard Huws said they believed the policies and regulations currently in force are no longer relevant and tourism projects are allowed to be developed in the county without the appropriate checks and balances.
He claimed major tourism related developments have been carried out during the last few years with little other development and said the imbalance had had a negative effect on communities.
In the letter to councillors, a copy of which has been seen by the Daily Post, the group states: “The county does not have a definition of the limits in regard to tourism developments and no monitoring and reviewing of the effects on communities. “There is a need for a policy which is much firmer with clear, unambiguous and consistent policies in view of developers, councillors and taxpayers.
Contact: Cylch yr Iaith
Talgarreg, Ffordd
Carneddi, Bethesda, Gwynedd LL57 3SG
cylch@tiscali.co.uk
Cylch yr Iaith, a Gwynedd-based Welsh language pressure group, have written to all 75 Gwynedd councillors detailing their concerns and calling for a tourism policy which protects the character of local communities and the Welsh language.
Group spokesman Howard Huws said they believed the policies and regulations currently in force are no longer relevant and tourism projects are allowed to be developed in the county without the appropriate checks and balances.
He claimed major tourism related developments have been carried out during the last few years with little other development and said the imbalance had had a negative effect on communities.
In the letter to councillors, a copy of which has been seen by the Daily Post, the group states: “The county does not have a definition of the limits in regard to tourism developments and no monitoring and reviewing of the effects on communities. “There is a need for a policy which is much firmer with clear, unambiguous and consistent policies in view of developers, councillors and taxpayers.
Contact: Cylch yr Iaith
Talgarreg, Ffordd
Carneddi, Bethesda, Gwynedd LL57 3SG
cylch@tiscali.co.uk
