This coastal idyll banned 'harmful' holiday lets. Eight years on, has it worked?

Nearly eight years ago, Beadnell on the Northumberland coast became one of the first villages in the country to ban any homes built on new sites being used as second homes or holiday lets. The number of permanent residents has increased, bringing what some say is "new life" but others argue the policy is not enough …

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