Since the Covid pandemic, Bournemouth in Dorset has seen an alarming increase in tourists illegally pitching tents on the sandy beach to avoid paying for hotel and B&B accommodation.
A seaside council has been accused of giving tourists the 'green light' to pitch their tents on its prized beaches after making an embarrassing u-turn over plans to clamp down on overnight camping.Although overnight camping is banned under a longstanding bylaw, BCP Council has been powerless to stop incidents of 'fly pitching.'
Had they gone ahead with it without the evidence then they 'would have been open to legal challenge'. 'They are worried there could be a legal challenge because it could look like they were targeting homeless people when that is not the truth. 'We did a lot of research and had 1,500 responses from local residents and three quarters of them were in favour of the PSPO. Unsurprisingly, the majority of tourists didn't think it was a good idea.
The decision has angered members of the Bournemouth Area Hospitality Association, which represents the resort's hotels, B&Bs and guesthouses. Tim Seward, chairman of BAHA, said: 'Our members are not in favour of people camping on the beach simply because it means that these visitors aren't paying to stay in local hotels'
During the summer months the sight of pop-up tents usually found on rural campsites of festival fields has become common on the beaches of Bournemouth and nearby Sandbanks
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