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More parking and toilet upgrades at popular lake

Dale Spridgeon
Local Democracy Reporting Service
BBC A wide shot of Llyn Tegid, a lake in Bala, Gwynedd, with a large amount of cars parked in a rough tarmac car park to the left of a lake, with a grassy shore. A man is walking his dog in the foreground, while a lot of people are on the grass, with some people kayaking on the waterBBC
The car parking and toilet facilities on the shores of Llyn Tegid are well used

Plans to increase parking capacity, enhance security and upgrade toilet facilities at a popular lake have been approved.

The applications to improve a warden centre and car park on the north shore of Llyn Tegid near Bala, Gwynedd, and another car park on the east shore were approved by Eryri National Park Authority on Wednesday.

Specific bays will be marked out on the Llangower car park, on the eastern shore of the lake, to increase capacity from about 60 to 90 spaces, while automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras will be added at both locations.

There were no objections to the plans, although conditions were applied to avoid polluting the lake during construction.

On the north shore, the application concerned a car park and warden centre and called for permission to install solar panels, grey timber cladding and insulation on the two-storey warden building.

As well as the introduction of ANPR cameras, the scheme would also see CCTV and a new entrance gate installed.

In Llangower, the plans would see the removal and upgrade of the existing toilets, more parking spaces, and installation of cladding, as well as security cameras and a new gate.

Planning case officer Richard Thomas said any risk of pollution to the lake could be mitigated by the use of pollution prevention measures during construction.

There were no objections to both the proposals.

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