Controversial plans to build "executive" homes in Snowdonia have reached the end of the road after a last-ditch appeal was turned down by the UK's highest court.
Permission to build 401 homes at Balkan Hill - near Aberdyfi, in Gwynedd - had been granted back in 1967. However, since that date, only 41 houses have been built - and none of those were constructed in accordance with the original plans. There have also been various other permissions granted in relation to the site and further development has taken place without planning permission since then.
The site's current owner, Hillside Parks Ltd, wanted to build more - arguing that the permission in the 1960s was still valid. However, Snowdonia National Parks Authority refused to give permission - prompting the developer to launch a series of appeals.
