The move by Chichester District Council is the latest stage in a long-running dispute over a site near Lurgashall, West Sussex (YPN, 22-28 February, p5).
After residents complained about the disruption caused by young people, the Woodcraft Folk's certificate allowing it to run long-term camps on any of its sites was revoked.
The council has now applied to ban short-term camps on the site. If approved by the secretary of state at the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Woodcraft Folk would have to apply for planning permission for each camp.
Meanwhile, the organisation's bid to have a camping exemption certificate reissued so it can run camps for more than 28 days is still being considered by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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