National Trust criticised for plan to build Peak District car park

Transport and environmental groups raise concerns over Lyme Park plan

The National Trust’s plan to build a car park with over 1,000 spaces on the edge of the Peak District National Park has been criticised.

A petition on Change.org criticises the trust for its “car-dependent business model” after revealing plans to build the Peak District’s biggest car park while pledging to be net carbon zero by 2030.

The heritage body wants to build a 1,065-space car park at Lyme Park, a stately home set in 560 hectares (1,400 acres) on the fringes of...

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