The resubmission of plans for a holiday resort on the Furness coastline has been met with fresh criticism.
The Friends of the Lake District has announced it would continue to oppose the plans to build the resort at Roanhead on the Duddon Estuary.
The CEO of the charity Michael Hill has urged residents to get in touch with Westmorland and Furness Council before the consultation period ends.
Mr Hill said: "There was widespread opposition to the first plans submitted by the landowners last year.
"We stood alongside other environmental organisations and local people to object - we stand with them again to challenge a revised plan submitted last month."
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The new scaled-back plans will include the installation of 233 lodges, nearly half the previously proposed 450 lodges for the site, which the developers the ILM Group said would ‘significantly’ reduce the number of visitors to the site and potential associated impacts on the natural environment.
"This remains unacceptable and is in clear conflict with local plan policies," Mr Hill argued.
"The impact of lodges, parking, restaurants and sports facilities on the landscape, along with the additional footfall of thousands more people in a rare, fragile and internationally protected area, teeming with wildlife, is completely inappropriate."
According to developers, in the new plans, ‘buffer zones’ between the resort and designated nature sites have been expanded.
Greater protection has also been afforded to the nearby ancient woodland and the construction access to the site has been moved away from this area.
Andrew Coutts, CEO of ILM Group, said: “We recognise the strength of feeling relating to our previous proposals and have listened intently to feedback, evolving our approach to provide a new masterplan for Roanhead Lodge Resort that is much more balanced and sensitive to the surrounding environment.
"The proposals continue to represent a major opportunity to stimulate the visitor economy locally, create hundreds of jobs, and provide high-quality amenities, which will support the Furness area’s transformation into a thriving place to live, work and visit."
Developers said the resort would create 209 jobs during construction as well as an additional 184 permanent jobs during operation.
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