Lake District zip-wire plans abandoned after protests
by Josh Halliday North of England correspondent from on (#3GD26)
Campaigners had opposed 1.8m activity hub in Thirlmere, saying it would ruin the landscape
Plans to erect zip-wire rides across one Britain's most picturesque national parks have been abandoned after protests from residents and environmental campaigners.
Treetop Trek Ltd had applied for planning permission for a 1.8m activity hub with eight aerial lines up to 1,200 metres long criss-crossing an area in the Lake District.
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