AN Ingleton business owner warned Craven planners she 'would sue' if her bed and breakfast flooded as a result of new homes being built.

Deborah Foley told Craven District Council's planning committee she represented hard-pressed guest house owners who were totally opposed to plans to build four new self build homes on pasture land off Main Street.

The entrance into Ingleton was enhanced by the green space and enjoyed by visitors, she said.

"This is another Brexit, sometimes you have to listen to what the people say, and we say no," she said.

"I am here to fight for my business, I will not let this happen. I've worked hard to build my business and will not sit back and have it taken away from me."

The application was deferred at an earlier planning committee meeting to negotiate changing the proposed four accesses on to Main Street.

The revised scheme to have two accesses, one on to Main Street and one on to Laundry Lane, was acceptable to the committee, although ward member Cllr Carl Lis remained opposed.

"The parish council and I feel the same, we've had enough. The services are closing and yet we are building more houses," he said.

But Cllr John Dawson said councillors were faced with a difficult decision but that it was his opinion it was better to use infill sites than building on the outskirts of settlements.

Councillors were told it was possible that the land could be sold and the new owner return with a fresh application, but that would be considered at the time by the planning committee.